The read
It runs a compact 16m.
Synopsis
Based on the poetry cycle of the esteemed African-American poet Cornelius Eady, the film is inspired by the work of Phillis Wheatley, the first published black poet in the US. “Mercy” aims to weave Wheatley's poetry and imagery, which focuses on the complication of the slave learning their captor's language, with gesture, movement and voice into an intricate meditation on black womanhood.
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Key crew
- Philip SzporerDirector
- Philip SzporerScreenplay
Cast
- Amara BarnerCast
- Angélique WillkieCast