The Lure and the Lore

The Lure and the Lore

9.019880h 15mDir. Ayoka Chenzira
Documentary

A collaboration between filmmaker Ayoka Chenzira and performance artist Thomas Pinnock, who performs his "immigrant folktales" using traditional lore of his native Jamaica to dramatize his migration to New York in the 60's.

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Thomas Pinnock

Thomas Pinnock

Himself

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