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Title
Family name / Opelika Pictures presents ; a film by Macky Alston ; producer, Selina Lewis ; directed by Macky Alston ; written by Macky Alston, Kay Gayner.
ISBN
9781422915073
1422915077
Published
[New York, NY] : Docurama films : New Video Group, ©2008.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Videodisc release of the documentary motion picture produced in 1997 and first broadcast as a segment of the television program P.O.V.
Special features: Filmmaker interview ; Family Name featurette ; Filmmaker biography.
Director of photography, Eliot Rockett; editors, Sandra Marie Christie, Christopher White; music, Camara Kambon.
Summary
As a child growing up in Durham, North Carolina, Macky Alston never questioned why all the other Alstons in his school were black. Now, after twenty-five years, he has gone back to unravel the mystery. In this documentary of race relations, Alston travels to family reunions, picnics, housing projects, churches, graveyards & the original Alston plantations to find people who share his family name.
Variant and related titles
POV (Television program)
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 05, 2018
Credits
Director of photography, Eliot Rockett; editors, Sandra Marie Christie, Christopher White; music, Camara Kambon.
Performers
Hosted by and featuring Macky Alson.
System details note
DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital stereo.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Also listed under
Opelika Pictures.
Docurama (Firm)
New Video Group.
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