Drylongso

Cauleen Smith’s monumental coming-of-age film centres the Black teenage girl as archivist.

  • Director

    Cauleen Smith

  • With

    Tobi Smith, April Barnett

  • USA 1998. 86min

  • Digital 4K (restoration)

  • Certificate

    15

Cauleen Smith presents a colourful and complex portrait of Black girlhood through photography student Pica. Armed with a best friend and polaroid camera, Pica takes it upon herself to take portraits of young Black men, believing her project to serve as their record of existence in the face of increasing violence in 1990s L.A.

Contains strong language, domestic abuse, mild threat.

Audio Description and additional Descriptive Subtitles of non-dialogue audio are available for the screening of Drylongso on Sunday 11 May 18:45 NFT3.

Joint ticket available with Exhibiting Black Cinema on Thursday 22 May 18:20 NFT3 (subject to availability) £17, concessions £14 (Members pay £2.50 less). Book in person at the box office or by phone on 020 7928 3232.

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