This innovative drama, set in Ohio, traces an African American couple's search for intimacy and friendship. The spirited, African-identified Yasmine Allen is a writer and single mother who has been dating saxophone teacher Craig Watkins for a month. Wishing to end her self-imposed celibacy following her son's birth, Yasmine has reached a turning point in the relationship-but Craig, the Big Lug, wants to take it slow. Sage advice from friends and family members remind them, "sex is a powerful thang." Like her highly acclaimed CYCLES, Davis's film incorporates animation as well as Afro-Haitian dance in a rich exploration of the lives of African Americans.
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Barbara O. Jones
(as Barbara O)
Known for
Daughters of the Dust
Demon Seed
Asma Feyijinmi
S. Torriano Berry
Zeinabu irene Davis
Marc Arthur Chéry
John Earl Jelks
Craig Watkins (as John Jelks)
Known for
The I-Land
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
Casi Pacilio
Doris Owanda Johnson
Christina Springer
Zeinabu irene Davis Director · Marc Arthur Chéry Writer Doris Owanda Johnson Writer
United States release January 1, 1991 · Produced in United States
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1991
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United States · January 1, 2021
Digital · The Criterion Channel
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