Pahokee
2021
Computer Files, Websites
Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan paint a detailed and astonishing portrait of PAHOKEE, a rural village in the Everglades, Florida. Very close-knit, its inhabitants fight to face fragile financial situations and an uncertain future. Through a precise observational approach, the film captures the daily life of this city restoring a rich palette of nuances. From sporting events to beauty contests at school, the filmmakers explore social and community rituals, and how gender and identity are portrayed as new stories are created. Going well beyond the teaching of Wiseman, which Lucas and Bresnan have perfectly integrated, the film seems to bathe in the singular atmosphere of a song of Gil Scott Heron, with lingering hints of rural blues tinged with urban echoes. A complex multi-faceted work that recalls both the raw social realism of the new American cinema and the neorealist style. Pahokee is the powerful portrait of a forgotten America, absent from the current political discourse.
Main title:
Author:
Lucas, Ivete, film directorBresnan, Patrick, film directorCrawford, BJ, actorMartinez, Jocabed, actorWalker, Junior, actorNelson, Na’Kerria, actorVisit Films (Firm), distributorKanopy (Firm), distributor
Work:
Imprint:
Visit Films, 2020.[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2021.
Collation:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (112 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Notes:
Title from title frames.FilmIn Process Record.Originally produced by Visit Films in 2020.In English
Performers:
BJ Crawford, Jocabed Martinez, Junior Walker, Na’Kerria Nelson
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
BRN:
429214
Electronic access:
Access eFilm - A Kanopy streaming videohttps://www.kanopy.com/node/10930404/external-image - Cover Image