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Still from <i>A Place of Our Own</i>

Reviews

  • Deftly balances wistful lament with warm hearted nostalgia and clear-eyed gratitude.

    Variety
  • ... sad and touching film ... creating a home-video style intimacy ... offers arresting commentary on such potent issues as class race and assimilation ... and by the end, becomes a rumination on fathers and sons.

    The Washington Post
  • ... a piece of of black history that is intimate, revealing and personal ... an amazingly compelling story.

    Courier-Journal
  • Nelson's story is personal and introspective, but the themes are universal. This is a look into the African American upper-middle class ...

    Philadelphia Inquirer