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Kathleen Collins

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Kathleen Collins

Born March 18, 1942 · Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Died September 18, 1988 · aged 46

Kathleen Collins was an activist with SNCC during the Civil Rights Movement who went on to carve out a career for herself as a playwright and filmmaker during a time when black women were rarely seen in those roles. Her most known work is the film Losing Ground, followed perhaps by two plays, In the Midnight Hour, and The Brothers.

Known For

Losing GroundLosing Ground · 1982
Losing Ground
★ 6.21982
MovieComedyDrama
Sara, a cold college professor, and her husband, an ecstatic painter, spend a summer away from the city, straining their rocky relationship.
The Cruz Brothers and Miss MalloyThe Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy · 1980
The Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy
★ 6.31980
MovieDrama
The adventures of three Puerto Rican brothers scraping by while contending with the ghost of their dead father. The three brothers are tasked with refurbishing the house of Miss Malloy, but undercurrents of the past keep resurfacing.
Statues Hardly Ever SmileStatues Hardly Ever Smile · 1971
Statues Hardly Ever Smile
1971
MovieDocumentary
Edited by famed filmmaker Kathleen Collins, Statues Hardly Ever Smile follows a group of middle school children during a six-week project at the Brooklyn Museum, where they collectively discover and respond to the Egyptian collection. With narration by a member of the museum’s education department, we witness the group’s daily exercises and reflections as they create a theatre piece centered on the relationships developed with the objects and each other.

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