The Taste of Dirt (2002)
Digi-beta, 12 minutes
Synopsis
It's 1970. Lisa, the 7-year-old gifted-child of an Afrocentric mother,
is having a hard time fitting in at an all-white school. After an altercation,
Lisa's mother decides to transfer her to the neighborhood school. The powerful
lessons Lisa learned on the playground of her first school help her to make a
difficult choice as she tries to fit in at the neighborhood school.
The Taste of Dirt explores issues of race and class as experienced by African American girls through double-dutch and other activities on the school playground.
Film Credits
- Director: Yvonne Welbon
- Producers: P. David Ebersole
- Carol Ann Shine
- Writer: Catherine Crouch
Principle Cast
- DaShawn Barnes as Lisa
- Yolonda Ross as Mommy
- Marissa Stovall as Joanne
Contact
Yvonne Welbon, Director
7855A South Shore Drive, Suite 2E
Chicago, Illinois 60649
Tel: 773.221.2575
Fax: 773.221.2580
ywelbon@sistersincinema.com