Quiet As It’s Kept
Synopsis
Quiet As It’s Kept (2023) is an intimate bricolage of vintage Hollywood, direct animation, original super 8 and 16mm film footage, and documentary conventions. Mediating on the gaze and Black women’s particular embodied realities, Gary also re-contextualizes contemporary social media footage. Creating conceptual links for each viral clip to a character, event, or thematic element from Morrison’s story, the film emphasizes questions around the book’s themes of internalized and externalized anti-blackness in contemporary culture.
Release History & Theatrical Window
February 10, 2023
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ja'Tovia Gary
- Original Title
- Quiet As It’s Kept
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 26m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ja'Tovia Gary
Department Leadership Roster
Ja'Tovia Gary
Director
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What is Quiet As It’s Kept about?
Quiet As It’s Kept (2023) is an intimate bricolage of vintage Hollywood, direct animation, original super 8 and 16mm film footage, and documentary conventions. Mediating on the gaze and Black women’s particular embodied realities, Gary also re-contextualizes contemporary social media footage. Creating conceptual links for each viral clip to a character, event, or thematic element from Morrison’s story, the film emphasizes questions around the book’s themes of internalized and externalized anti-blackness in contemporary culture.
Who directed Quiet As It’s Kept?
Quiet As It’s Kept was directed by Ja'Tovia Gary.
Who stars in Quiet As It’s Kept?
The principal cast of Quiet As It’s Kept includes Not specified.
When was Quiet As It’s Kept released and how long is it?
Quiet As It’s Kept was released in 2023 with a total runtime of 26m.