Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Riley, Destini T., American
Date
2013
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 photograph of Destini Riley making early animations for her short film, I, Destini. Destini, wearing a sweater and pants, looks intently at an Apple computer as she holds a stylus in her proper right hand. Two explorers on the computer screen look through binoculars. Also on the desk in front of her are multiple empty food bowls, a pair of headphones, a keyboard, and a trackpad. Behind her an ornamental Christmas tree is partially visible.
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
Film
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
2018.94.4.31
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/fd5b0e66418-3f28-44ef-bd6f-0fb582cbeafc

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