Will (1981 film)

Will
Will
Directed by	Jessie Maple
Starring	Obaka Adedunyo; Loretta Devine
Distributed by	20 West
Release date	1981;
Country	United States
Budget	$12,000[citation needed]

Will is a 1981 American drama film directed by Jessie Maple. It was the first independent feature-length film directed by an African-American woman.^[1] The movie was filmed on location in Harlem with a budget of $12,000 and featured an as-yet unknown actress, Loretta Devine, in her first film role.^[1]

Will won an award at the Athens International Film Festival and was used as an educational film at many New York drug rehabilitation centers. In 2013, the film was restored by the New York Women in Film and Television's Women's Film Preservation Fund.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c Oxendine, Alece (31 July 2013). "Remembering Jessie Maple And Her Landmark 1981 Feature-Length Film, 'Will'". Indie Wire. indiewire.com. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

[INDIE-1] Oxendine, Alece (31 July 2013). "Remembering Jessie Maple And Her Landmark 1981 Feature-Length Film, 'Will'". Indie Wire. indiewire.com. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

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