Ganja & Hess.
(eVideo)
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Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 113 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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eVideo
Language
English
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Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced by Kino Lorber Edu in 1973.
Summary
Flirting with the conventions of blaxploitation and the horror cinema, Bill Gunn's revolutionary independent film Ganja and Hess is a highly stylized and utterly original treatise on sex, religion, and African American identity. Duane Jones (Night of the living dead) stars as anthropologist Hess Green, who is stabbed with an ancient ceremonial dagger by his unstable assistant (director Bill Gunn), endowing him with the blessing of immortality, and the curse of an unquenchable thirst for blood. When the assistant's beautiful and outspoken wife Ganja (Marlene Clark) comes searching for her vanished husband, she and Hess form an unexpected partnership. Together, they explore just how much power there is in the blood Later recut and released in an inferior version, this Kino Classics edition represents the original release, restored by The Museum of Modern Art with support from The Film Foundation, and mastered in HD from a 35mm negative.
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gunn, B., Jones, D., & Clark, M. (2014). Ganja & Hess . Kanopy Streaming.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gunn, Bill, 1934-1989, Duane, Jones and Marlene, Clark. 2014. Ganja & Hess. Kanopy Streaming.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gunn, Bill, 1934-1989, Duane, Jones and Marlene, Clark. Ganja & Hess Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gunn, Bill, Duane Jones, and Marlene Clark. Ganja & Hess Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
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