Like Dolls, I'll Rise (2018)
From the 1840s until the 1940s, anonymous Afro-American women made rag dolls for their own children or for the white children they were looking after. Black, injured, forgotten and magnificent dolls, gathered together over the years in Debbie Neff’s collection, here lend their moving expressive features to the women that a century of slavery, segregation and racism tried to silence. Far from being the mute witnesses of their suffering, dreams and courage, these objects haunted by so many stories become, for the length of this film, the intermediaries of a discourse of self-affirmation and liberation. From Sojourner Truth to Maya Angelou,
Director: Nora Philippe
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 28 min
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Production: Les Films de l'Air
Country: France
Language: English
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Like Dolls, I'll Rise about?
- From the 1840s until the 1940s, anonymous Afro-American women made rag dolls for their own children or for the white children they were looking after. Black, injured, forgotten and magnificent dolls, gathered together over the years in Debbie Neff’s collection, here lend their moving expressive features to the women that a century of slavery, segregation and racism tried to silence. Far from being the mute witnesses of their suffering, dreams and courage, these objects haunted by so many stories become, for the length of this film, the intermediaries of a discourse of self-affirmation and liberation. From Sojourner Truth to Maya Angelou,
- Who directed Like Dolls, I'll Rise?
- Like Dolls, I'll Rise was directed by Nora Philippe.
- How long is Like Dolls, I'll Rise?
- Like Dolls, I'll Rise has a runtime of 28m (28 minutes).
- What genre is Like Dolls, I'll Rise?
- Like Dolls, I'll Rise is a Documentary film.
- Where was Like Dolls, I'll Rise produced?
- Like Dolls, I'll Rise was produced in France.