Go for Sisters | |
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Directed by | John Sayles |
Written by | John Sayles |
Starring | Edward James Olmos LisaGay Hamilton Yolonda Ross |
Cinematography | Kathryn Westergaard |
Edited by | John Sayles |
Music by | Mason Daring |
Production companies | Anarchists' Convention Olmos Productions Go For Films |
Distributed by | Cinema Management Group |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Go for Sisters is a 2013 American crime drama film written and directed by John Sayles.[1] The title refers to the history of friendship between the two main characters: when they were in high school, the two African American women were so close they could "go for sisters".[2] Sayles shot the film in 19 days, using 65 locations, for under a million dollars. The DVD was released in August 2014 and features a Director's Commentary in which Sayles talks at length about the art and craft of guerrilla film making.