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    The Rosa Parks Story

    Julie DASH 2002 USA Fiction color 94min English Digi Beta
    Rosa MCCAULE was raised in the Deep South. After she grew up, Rosa marries a handsome barber named Raymond, who intends to make her life as happy as possible. Yet in spite of his efforts, Rosa is forced to cope with many degrading and humiliating situations, particularly several failed attempts at registering to vote. Rosa goes to work for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People as a secretary. On the organization’s behalf, she raises questions on the position of Black people in society and teaches students to stand up for their legal and God given rights.
    In 1955, Rosa PARKS creates the spark that ignites the modern Civil Rights Movement by refusing to comply when the bus driver demands that Black passengers clear the row for a White man.

    Director

    Julie DASH

    Julie DASH was born and raised in New York City, she earned her M.F.A. in Film & Television production at UCLA. DASH is a writer, producer and director. In 1992, with her lm Daughters of the Dust, DASH became the rst African American woman to have a full-length general theatrical release in the United States. It is the most important cinematic achievements in Black Cinema in the 20th century. In 2007, DASH received the Life Time Achievement Award from the Images of Black Women Film Festival in the UK. She was also nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for her lm The Rosa Parks Story.

    Director's Statement ▾

    Julie DASH

    1973 Working Models of Success 1975 For Women

    1977 Diary of an African Nun 1982 黑白幻音 Illusions

    1991 Praise House

    1991 塵埃的女兒 Daughters of the Dust

    1997 Grip Till it Hurts

    1997 即興地鐵爵士樂 Sax, Cantor Riff

    1999 另類情人節 Funny Valentines

    1999 隱姓埋名 Incognito

    2000 愛之頌 Love Song

    2002 人權鬥士:羅莎派克 The Rosa Parks Story 2004 Brothers of the Borderland

    Director/Julie DASH

    Producer/Pearl DEVERS, Elaine Eason STEELE 

    Screenplay/Paris QUALLES

    Cinematographer/David CLAESSEN

    Editor/Wendy HALLAM-MARTIN

    Music/Joseph CONLAN

    Actor/Angela BASSETT, Charde MANZY, Ciecely TYSON,

    Peter Francis JAMES, Tonea STEWART, Von COULTER

    Production Company:

    Jaffe Braunstein Films Ltd.

    12301 Wilshire Blvd. #10, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA Tel: 310 207-6600

    Sales Company:

    Xenon Pictures Inc.

    14409 THSTREET, Santa Monica, CA 90401

    Tel: (310) 451-5510

    Fax: (310) 395-4058 www.xenonpictures.com/xenongeneral/XenonCompanyInfo.html

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