Explorations of Baldwin’s Life, Words & Humanity
Building on the Classic Film Portrait "James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket"
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Carefully adapted from our 90-minute Original
Feature Length Film ...
An easy-to-program,
crisp one-hour show.
Featuring commentary
recorded especially for
this film adaptation by
Dr. Maya Angelou.
- Adaptation Made Possible by
New York Women's Fund & New York Foundation for the Arts
- Producer ~ JOY BIRDSONG Director ~ KAREN THORSEN
Executive Producer ~ SUSAN LACY Co-Producer ~ DOUGLAS K DEMPSEY
Co-Producer Emeritus ~ BILL MILES
Exec Producer Emeritus ~ ALBERT MAYSLES
- How did we do it? The adaptation features special interstitial voice-over commentary by Dr. Maya Angelou - to help viewers move through the condensed story. From her first interview for the original film in 1988, through her on-camera readings of Baldwin's work in 1989, to the very end of her life - Dr. Angelou supported our project. As a last favor, she invited us to her home in Raleigh, NC ... to record her commentary, specifically for this one-hour version of "The Price of the Ticket."
It was her final contribution to the legacy of her dear friend Jimmy. She recorded her lines just months before she passed.
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Director Karen Thorsen ~ Dr. Maya Angelou ~ Co-Producer Bill Miles / Miles, Assoc Prod Joe Wood, Assoc Prod Joy Birdsong, Thorsen
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