Created by
Riley, Destini T., American
Subject of
Riley, Destini T., American
Riley, Lattina Lennon, American
Riley, Carlos, American
Date
2013-2016
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 9 × 12 in. (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
Caption
The short animated film, I, Destini tells the story of having an incarcerated brother from Destini Riley’s perspective (at the time she was 14). The film is a collaboration between her and filmmaker Nicholas Pilarski. All of the key frames were drawn by Destini. Destini’s mother and father, Latina Riley and Carlos Riley, Nicholas, and Sarah Bassett did the subsequent Rotoscoping of more-than 10,000 frames.
Description
A pen and ink drawing of an animation still from the "Court Waiting Room" sequence of I, Destini. It features a sketch of Destini Riley and her mother, Lattina Riley, leaning against a wall. Carlos Riley, Jr., Destini's brother, can be seen on the other side of the wall walking down an aisle.
Place made
North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
I, Destini Film Collection
Classification
Visual Arts
Type
drawings
Topic
Animation
Art
Families
Independent films
Journalism
Justice
Police brutality
Prisons
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Destini T. Riley, Nicholas Pilarski, Lattina Lennon Riley, Sarah M. Bassett, Kathleen Lingo and The New York Times Company
Object number
2018.94.2.8
Restrictions & Rights
© Destini T. Riley, Nicholas Pilarski, Lattina Lennon Riley, Sarah M. Bassett, The New York Times Company
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d0b293d8-d3be-42f5-8156-4dad7df8a619

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