Lucien Happersberger, Swiss, 1932 - 2010 Search this
Owned by:
D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896 Search this
Medium:
acetate film
Dimensions:
Duration (Reel 1): 50 Minutes
Length (Film): 1800 Feet
Duration (Reel 2): 24 Minutes
Length (Film): 850 Feet
Type:
sound films
color films (visual works)
feature films
16mm (photographic film size)
Place depicted:
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
Switzerland, Europe
Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Date:
1989
Caption:
"James Baldwin: The Price of The Ticket" recounts the life and influence of author James Baldwin using a combination of archival footage of Baldwin and contemporary interviews with his surviving family and friends. The film was directed by Karen Thorsen in collaboration with the famous documentary production company Maysles Films.
This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
Description:
A documentary film with the title James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket. It consists of two (2) reels of color 16mm acetate film with optical sound (2017.55.23.1a and 2017.55.23.1b).
The documentary recounts the life and influence of author James Baldwin using a combination of archival footage of Baldwin and contemporary interviews with his surviving family and friends. The film was directed by Karen Thorsen in collaboration with the famous documentary production company Maysles Films.
The film includes footage of interviews and public speeches by Baldwin, scenes from Baldwin's funeral service, and explorations of Baldwin's homes in France, Switzerland, Turkey, and Harlem. Interviews with family and friends include his brother David; biographer David Leeming; writers Maya Angelou, Amiri Baraka, William Styron, Ishmael Reed and Yashar Kemal; painter Lucien Happersberger and entertainer Bobby Short.
