- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Riley, Lattina Lennon, American
- Riley, Carlos, American
- Date
- 2013-2016
- 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 portrait of Destini Riley shooting the "Smiles" sequence for her film I, Destini. Destini can be seen to the left looking at her father through a camera screen. Her father, Carlos Riley, stands on the opposite side of the camera holding a paper smile to his face.
- Place captured
- United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- I, Destini Film Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- black-and-white 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
- 2018.94.4.22
- 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.




