Ashes and Embers
A Black GI’s homecoming is the focus of Gerima’s seminal third fiction work. The past and present interweave as Gerima traces the journey of Nay Charles (John Anderson), eight years back from the frontlines in Vietnam, as he drifts through the streets of Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles
A Black GI’s homecoming is the focus of Gerima’s seminal third fiction work. The past and present interweave as Gerima traces the journey of Nay Charles (John Anderson), eight years back from the frontlines in Vietnam, as he drifts through the streets of Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. Again, Gerima returns to the struggle of the alienated individual, haunted by memories and visions. Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival, Ashes and Embers has recently been restored by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing.
Director: Haile Gerima. Cast: John Anderson, Evelyn A. Blackwell, Norman Blalock, Kathy Flewellen. 1982. 120 minutes. USA. Color. English. DCP.
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