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The Doll is a 2008 film based on a short story of the same name written by author Charles W. Chesnutt. It was directed by Dante J. James from a screenplay written by James and Joy Kecken. It stars Clayton LeBouef, Monique Brown, Jan Forbes, and Carter Jahncke.
Feb 2, 2008 · One of the things that was important to the slavery series was to go beyond Emancipation and the Reconstruction Era so that viewers could gain a better understanding of the legacy of slavery. The Doll was a dramatic fiction story that addressed the legacy of slavery and much more.
Emmy award winning independent filmmaker Dante James based the screenplay on a short story by Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932). Charles W. Chesnutt, a master storyteller, was born before the end of the Civil War and grew up in North Carolina during the Reconstruction Era.
The Doll: Directed by Dante James, Delores James. With Jan Forbes, Larry Hull, Clayton LeBouef, Clayton Lebouf. 'The Doll" is set in the early 1900s and tells the story of Tom Taylor, the black proprietor of the Wyandot Hotel barbershop.
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The Doll. 2007 Directed by Dante James, Delores James. Synopsis. 'The Doll" is set in the early 1900s and tells the story of Tom Taylor, the black proprietor of the Wyandot Hotel barbershop.
Apr 26, 2015 · The Doll (2007, Danté James) The Doll is adapted from a short story and falls victim to a standard adaptation problem. Director James uses the protagonist’s internal monologue for exposition; he doesn’t open the film with it either, so it just pops in a few minutes later.
Oct 26, 2007 · The film adapts a short story by early twentieth-century African-American writer Charles W. Chestnutt that centers around a black barber cutting the hair of his father's killer. Duke artist-in-residence Danté James directed the film with Duke professors Josh Gibson and Anthony Kelley respectively doing cinematography and music composition.
