Directed by
Toshiyuki Uno, Michael
Subject of
Browne, Kale, American, born 1950
Gan Boyd, Jan, American
Paul, Don Michael, American, born 1963
Winfield, Paul, American, 1939 - 2004
Wilder, James, American, born 1968
Sánchez, Marcelino, Puerto Rican, 1957 - 1986
Plaza, Begonya
Johnson, Reggie
Raynr, David, American, born 1961
Eyman, Cindi
Van der Velde, Nadine, Canadian American, born 1962
Viscuso, Sal, American, born 1948
Hallowell, Todd, American, born 1952
Storm, Elizabeth, American, born 1958
Used by
D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
Date
1985
Medium
acetate film
Dimensions
Duration: 28 min.
Physical extent (film): 1000 ft
Caption
This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
Description
A film with the title “The War Between the Classes” from the television series CBS Schoolbreak Special. It consists of a single reel of acetate film with optical sound.
In the film, high school students play a "Color Game" assigned by their teacher, in which they are divided into two immutable groups based on class. It opens with the class watching a film depicting racial violence and discussing racial progress. The relationship between two of the students, Amy (Jan Gan Boyd) and Adam (Don Michael Paul), is especially strained by the constraints of the game.
Place used
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
DC Public Library Film Collection
Portfolio/Series
CBS Schoolbreak Special
Classification
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Type
sound films
color films (visual works)
short subjects
16mm (photographic film size)
Topic
Education
Film
Race relations
Television
Youth
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2017.55.5.1a
Restrictions & Rights
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b81a3f8b-432a-4bae-a5e9-8d68c0685500

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