Fall Frum Grace, Miss Pipi's Blue Tale
Synopsis
Fall Frum Grace, Miss Pipi’s Blue Tale is a shadow puppet narrative, which follows the travails of the heroine, Miss Pipi, intercut with shadow puppet “abstracts” of a surreal and violent nature. The subtext of the video is the mythology surrounding white Southern womanhood, historically cited time and time again as an entity to be protected from sexuality, in particular from the presumed hyper-sexuality of black men. Although fiction, this was the excuse for the murder of countless black men and boys in Jim Crow America. Miss Pipi’s Blue Tale is meant to be as deeply contradictory a visual tale as the Blues is in music. Delta Blues often merges broad comedy with despair, sensuality with loss and do-it-yourself urgency with structured improvisation.
Release History & Theatrical Window
April 21, 2011
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kara Walker
- Original Title
- Fall Frum Grace, Miss Pipi's Blue Tale
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 17m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kara Walker
Department Leadership Roster
Kara Walker
Director
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Frequently Asked Questions About Fall Frum Grace, Miss Pipi's Blue Tale
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Fall Frum Grace, Miss Pipi's Blue Tale about?
Fall Frum Grace, Miss Pipi’s Blue Tale is a shadow puppet narrative, which follows the travails of the heroine, Miss Pipi, intercut with shadow puppet “abstracts” of a surreal and violent nature. The subtext of the video is the mythology surrounding white Southern womanhood, historically cited time and time again as an entity to be protected from sexuality, in particular from the presumed hyper-sexuality of black men. Although fiction, this was the excuse for the murder of countless black men and boys in Jim Crow America. Miss Pipi’s Blue Tale is meant to be as deeply contradictory a visual tale as the Blues is in music. Delta Blues often merges broad comedy with despair, sensuality with loss and do-it-yourself urgency with structured improvisation.
Who directed Fall Frum Grace, Miss Pipi's Blue Tale?
Fall Frum Grace, Miss Pipi's Blue Tale was directed by Kara Walker.
Who stars in Fall Frum Grace, Miss Pipi's Blue Tale?
The principal cast of Fall Frum Grace, Miss Pipi's Blue Tale includes Not specified.
When was Fall Frum Grace, Miss Pipi's Blue Tale released and how long is it?
Fall Frum Grace, Miss Pipi's Blue Tale was released in 2011 with a total runtime of 17m.