- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Riley, Destini T., American
- Date
- 2014
- Medium
- ink on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 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. Frame animations are the products of a series of creative workshops between Nicholas Pilarksi and the Rileys.
- Description
- A black-and-white archival process photograph of a page from I, Destini's script. The words [OPENING SEQUENCE] are printed on the left side of the page in large uppercase letters. Text in a column on the right side of the page reads [My name is DESTINI / DESTINI spelled with / ... "I." And I want to tell / you my story].
- Place captured
- United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- I, Destini Film Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- photographs
- Topic
- Families
- Independent films
- Journalism
- Justice
- Police brutality
- Prisons
- Youth
- 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
- 2018.94.4.16
- 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.




