Compensation
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Zeinabu Irene Davis
Michelle A Banks
Nirvana Cobb
L C Satterfield
John Earl Jelks
Lise M Tillman-wilson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Inspired by a 1906 poem from early African American writer, Paul Laurence Dunbar, this unique drama explores aspects of Black culture in both turn of the century and present day Chicago in two parallel love stories, both about the relationship between a Deaf woman and a hearing man. The narrative revovles around two couples, Malindy & Arthur and Malaika & Nico, respectively taking place at the beginning and end of the twentieth century. Both pairs revel in the splendor of romance and a possibel lifetime of committment only to be forced to deal with the dreaded disease of their different times: tuberculosis and AIDS. This multi-layered film tackles various issuesa that arise in the relationships of these "mixed" couples. Capturing the silent film era, the film uses historic still photographs, ornate titles cards, and a complex audio design to convey the stories of these two star-crossed lovers.
Director
Zeinabu Irene Davis
Cast
Michelle A Banks
Nirvana Cobb
L C Satterfield
John Earl Jelks
Lise M Tillman-wilson
Crystal Barnes
K Lynne Stephens
Angela Roberts
Christopher Smith
Kevin L Davis
Jen Evans
Lisa Brock
Reginald R Robinson
Otis Cunnigham
Issac White
Edith Mcloud-armstrong
Amaker Johnson
Bonnie Koss
Iverson White
Portia Cobb
Lawrence Cox
Kemesha Gray
Rose Johnson
Quentin Milroe
Megan Milroe
Paula A Milroe
Chivita Lashaye Norwood
Gina Marie Jones Segree
Sanford Brantley
Lee Ann Davis
James S Davis
Ronn Davis
La Donna De'heir
Rachel Dixon
Patsy Duff
Sharon Harper
Scottie Humphries
William Johnson
Jonathan Kuykindall
Lorenzo Martin
Joanne C Willis
Craig E Downs
Christian Young Miller
Nikki Wilson
Enos Williams
Tiffany Dickerson
Miyoshi Grant
Jean V Garrison
Randll W Sanders
Charles Douyon
Theresa King
Verna Joyce Mackerl
Harold Perry
Devon Whitmore
Maria Arroyo
Marco Otayalo
Jose G Lopez
Marc Arthur Chery
Robert E Herndon
Ford Wright
Atiba Y Jali
Reginald B Robinson
Bill Johnson
Isaac White
Crew
Andrew Arbetter
Genevieve Ash
Elizabeth Austin
Maggie Bandur
Eugene Barksdale
Kevin Beauchamp
Dana Briscoe
Dana Briscoe
Dana Briscoe
Ann Marie Bryan
Celia Bucci
Patrick Burns
Bridget A Camden
Mary Carbine
Marc Arthur Chery
Marc Arthur Chery
Dennis A Coffey
Lynda Cohen
Stephanie Coleman
Jeff Conrad
Cathy C Cook
Cathy C Cook
Liz Cosgrove
Jamie Crausman
Zeinabu Irene Davis
Zeinabu Irene Davis
Jennifer Deaton
Rik Delisle
Paul Demarte
Pierre H L Desir
Pierre H L Desir
Pierre H L Desir
Tiffany Dickerson
Kenneth Dixson
Craig Downs
Paul Laurence Dunbar
George Eastman
R Scott Eddins
R Scott Eddins
Janina Edwards
Jen Evans
Marco Fagnoli
Asma Feyijinmi
George Fitz
Ron Forsythe
Mike Frank
Damon Furburg
Jean Garrison
Julia Gibbs
Sandi Gold
Miyoshi Grant
Chey Greene
Seth Greene
Tom Gunning
Carol Hanks
Maria Ines Hernandez
Robert Herndon
Madaleine Hillsberg
Mike Holloway
Rebecca Hozinsky
Greg Jackson
Atiba Y Jali
Atiba Y Jali
John Earl Jelks
John Earl Jelks
Robert H Jelks
Doris Owanda Johnson
Leigh Jones
Angela Kates
Jim Kendrinck
Bonnie Koss
Kelly Krotine
Richard Leider
Matthew Mcclintock
Mark Messing
Mark Messing
Christine Minor
Christine Minor
Sean Mo
Dennis Mueller
Julie Murphy
Julie Murphy
Hope Anne Nathan
Dave Northcutt
Dave Pavkovich
Lu Peak
Rebecca Pope
Heather Priest
Tracey L Redmond
Ulli Reichhold
Adam Robinson
Reginald B Robinson
James E Rohlehr
Bruce Ronn
Ann Rossetti
Rob Rownd
Kimber Russell
Bea Santiago-munoz
Pam Schmidt
Roell Schmidt
Klaus Schuller
Greg Scordato
Bill Scott
Liz Sheets
Allan J Siegel
Ron Small
Dorian Sylvain
Marie-francoise Theodore
Paula Timm
Makiko Watanabe
Sean Watson
Yvonne Welbon
Yvonne Welbon
Yvonne Welbon
Devon Whitmore
Angela Wood
Ford Wright
Julia Zay
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Recipient of the Gordon Parks Directing Award from the Independent Feature Project at the Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM).
Released in United States February 2000
Released in United States January 2000
Released in United States June 1999
Released in United States September 1999
Released in United States Winter January 1, 2000
Shown at Atlanta Film and Video Festival June 12-20, 1999.
Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 17-24, 1999.
Shown at Pan African Film & Art Festival in Los Angeles February 10-21, 2000.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Planet Africa) September 9-18, 1999.
Recipient of the 199 Reel Black Award for Outstanding Film, Black Film and Video Network.
American Sign Language
Released in United States January 2000 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 20-30, 2000.)
Released in United States Winter January 1, 2000
Released in United States February 2000 (Shown at Pan African Film & Art Festival in Los Angeles February 10-21, 2000.)
Released in United States June 1999 (Shown at Atlanta Film and Video Festival June 12-20, 1999.)
Released in United States September 1999 (Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 17-24, 1999.)
Released in United States September 1999 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Planet Africa) September 9-18, 1999.)
