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Ackland Film Forum: Color Triumphant in Silent Film
Chelsea Theater 1129 Weaver Dairy Road, Suite AB, Chapel Hill, United StatesContrary to popular myth, color didn’t arrive to the movies when Dorothy landed in Oz. While Hollywood studios embraced black and white cinematography in the sound era, reserving the use…
Ackland Film Forum: “Mississippi Masala” (Mira Nair, 1991)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesMira Nair’s second feature film, and her first set in the United States, tells the story of Ugandan Indian family who is forced to leave their country after the dictator…