Compensation
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The parallel stories of two deaf African-American women — one in the early 1900s, one in the 1990s — reveal how race, gender, and disability intersect across eras.
Why watch: Two parallel love stories told partly as a silent film. Lost the Spirit Award to The Blair Witch Project.
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Cast
Michelle A. Banks as Malindy/Malaika Brown
John Earl Jelks as Arthur/Nico Jones
Nirvana Cobb as Tildy Evans
Kevin L. Davis as Tyrone
Christopher Smith as Bill Young
K. Lynne Stephens as Aminata Brown
Lisë M. Tillman-Wilson as Malvina
L.C. Satterfield as Minister Greeting Immigrants
Crystal Barnes as Auntie Nidia
Angela Roberts as Malaika's Mom
Jennifer Evans as Jazz Club Emcee
Lisa Brock as Period Movie Player
Issac White as Nico's Neighbor
Tom Skilling as television meteorologist
Crew
Zeinabu irene Davis — Director
Marc Arthur Chéry — Screenplay
Zeinabu irene Davis — Producer
Marc Arthur Chéry — Producer
Pierre Désir — Director of Photography
Dana Briscoe — Editor
Zeinabu irene Davis — Editor
Cathy C. Cook — Production Design
Atiba Y. Jali — Original Music Composer
Reginald R. Robinson — Original Music Composer
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