Films with: Hughes, Langston

Cora unashamed

A town's lone African American woman is surrounded by social isolation and deep-seated racism while working as a housekeeper. Set in rural Iowa in the early 1900s, Cora is confronted with death, abortion and loneliness. Working as a domestic, she lives only for her daughter and the neglected child of her employers.

DVD 3827

Salvation

Set in Kansas in 1915, thirteen year-old Langston Hughes's aunt's well meaning efforts to bring him into the spiritual fold results in a moral crisis when he has to choose between pleasing his elders or being true to himself.

DVD 4743

Voices & visions

The lives and works of 13 renowned American poets are interpreted through dramatic readings, archival photographs, dance, performances, and interviews in this inspiring series. Illustrative poems in each program are accompanied by insights into their historical and cultural connections. The series covers the terminology of poetry and the larger role of poets in American and world literature studies.

DVD 8776