Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Riley, Destini T., American
Riley, Lattina Lennon, American
Date
2015
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 Destini Riley recording her mother Lattina Riley for the "Smiles" sequence in the film I, Destini. Destini, seen on the right, looks on as her mother holds a paper with a smile to her face. A Sachtler tripod and a camera separates mother and daughter. An image of Lattina Riley holding the smile to her face is also visible on the camera's digital display.
Place captured
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, 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
2018.94.4.23
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/fd5acbc5911-6767-4830-8b39-7d2d9cd5350b

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