Bronx Gothic

Name: Bronx Gothic
Genre: Documentary
Released: July 12, 2017
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Okwui Okpokwasili

2017

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Grasshopper Film | Release Date: July 12, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Okwui Okpokwasili

Summary: From director Andrew Rossi comes a portrait of writer and performer Okwui Okpokwasili and her acclaimed one-woman show, Bronx Gothic. Rooted in memories of her childhood, Okwui – who’s worked with conceptual artists like Ralph Lemon and Julie Taymor – fuses dance, song, drama and comedy to create a mesmerizing space in which audiences canFrom director Andrew Rossi comes a portrait of writer and performer Okwui Okpokwasili and her acclaimed one-woman show, Bronx Gothic. Rooted in memories of her childhood, Okwui – who’s worked with conceptual artists like Ralph Lemon and Julie Taymor – fuses dance, song, drama and comedy to create a mesmerizing space in which audiences can engage with a story about two 12-year-old black girls coming of age in the 1980s. With intimate vérité access to Okwui and her audiences off the stage, Bronx Gothic allows for unparalleled insight into her creative process as well as the complex social issues embodied in it. [Grasshopper Film]… Expand

Director: Andrew Rossi

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 91 min

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RogerEbert.com Matt Fagerholm

Jul 12, 2017

No filmed footage could replicate the experience of watching “Bronx Gothic” live, but documentarian Andrew Rossi does an admirable job of channeling its power in his movie of the same name. Read full review

The Film Stage Ryan Swen

Jul 13, 2017

Bronx Gothic is not a filmed performance or a pat dissection of what, exactly, the piece comprises, but a hybrid of the best impulses of those two approaches. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

Jul 10, 2017

By design, the film is intensely preachy. And this preachiness serves a therapeutic purpose, offering jolting possibilities for empathy. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Jul 12, 2017

Given the aesthetically confrontational nature of the piece, one can understand why Mr. Rossi did not attempt an undiluted cinematic translation of the complete Bronx Gothic. But something about his approach (which I assume was approved by Ms. Okpokwasili, as she is one of the movie’s executive producers) feels, finally, like an evasion. Read full review

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