Photograph by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Destini T. Riley, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)

Type:

black-and-white photographs

Place captured:

Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date:

2013

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 process photograph of Destini Riley. She wears eyeglasses and holds her proper left had to her chin as she looks directly at the camera. The left side of the photograph is slightly blurred.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Families  Search this

Film  Search this

Independent films  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:

2018.94.4.1

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:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58b602ecc-fd05-46b7-afcd-9dff1f74cef3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.94.4.1