Created by:

Destini T. Riley, American  Search this

Subject of:

Destini T. Riley, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions:

H x W: 9 × 12 in. (22.9 × 30.5 cm)

Type:

drawings

Place made:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

2013-2016

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. All of the key frames were drawn by Destini. Destini’s mother and father, Latina Riley and Carlos Riley, Nicholas, and Sarah Bassett did the subsequent Rotoscoping of more-than 10,000 frames.

Description:

A pen and ink drawing of an animation still for a short film titled I, Destini. It features a sketch of Destini's disembodied hand writing the word "Destini" on a sheet of paper.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Animation  Search this

Art  Search this

Families  Search this

Independent films  Search this

Journalism  Search this

Justice  Search this

Police brutality  Search this

Prisons  Search this

Youth  Search this

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:

2018.94.2.18

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.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

I, Destini Film Collection

Classification:

Visual Arts

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd553b06046-28fe-4246-8a2f-314fcf07e67f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.94.2.18