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But often, and finally, alone. Still, moving on.
Hopefully, towards community. She'd be an archangel delivering her people
from the end of the world. Always around the corner
for African Americans. Coffy allows Grier
a final moment of respite in a new version
of a picture-postcard shot. In 1973, we were in the midst
of botched opportunities, such as Shaft in Africa,
and responses to Black action films, such as the adaptation of the play
Five on the Black Hand Side, which starred a young Glynn Turman. What does that feel like?
Hopefully, towards community. She'd be an archangel delivering her people
from the end of the world. Always around the corner
for African Americans. Coffy allows Grier
a final moment of respite in a new version
of a picture-postcard shot. In 1973, we were in the midst
of botched opportunities, such as Shaft in Africa,
and responses to Black action films, such as the adaptation of the play
Five on the Black Hand Side, which starred a young Glynn Turman. What does that feel like?
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But often, and finally, alone.
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Still, moving on.
Hopefully, towards community.
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She'd be an archangel
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delivering her people
from the end of the world.
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Always around the corner
for African Americans.
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Coffy allows Grier
a final moment of respite
00:00:16.766 --> 00:00:19.644
in a new version
of a picture-postcard shot.
00:00:20.936 --> 00:00:24.482
In 1973, we were in the midst
of botched opportunities,
00:00:24.565 --> 00:00:28.011
such as Shaft in Africa,
and responses to Black action films,
00:00:28.194 --> 00:00:31.489
such as the adaptation of the play
Five on the Black Hand Side,
00:00:31.572 --> 00:00:33.024
which starred a young Glynn Turman.
00:00:33.324 --> 00:00:35.001
What does that feel like?
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Movie Summary
Tracks the history of Black cinema, focused mainly on the '70s, with archival and new interviews with many of the key players from the era.
