| Losing Ground | |
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| Directed by | Kathleen Collins |
| Written by | Kathleen Collins |
| Produced by | Eleanor Charles |
| Starring | Seret Scott Bill Gunn Duane Jones |
| Cinematography | Ronald K. Gray |
| Edited by | Ronald K. Gray Kathleen Collins |
| Music by | Michael Minard |
| Distributed by | Milestone Film & Video |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $125,000 |
Losing Ground is a semiautobiographical[1] 1982 American drama film written and directed by Kathleen Collins, and starring Seret Scott, Bill Gunn and Duane Jones.[2] It is the first feature-length drama directed by an African-American woman[3] since the 1920s and won First Prize at the Figueira da Foz International Film Festival in Portugal.[4]
In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[5][6][7]
- ^ Sterritt, David, "Losing Ground (1982)" (article) TCM.com
- ^ MoMA
- ^ George, Nelson (2004). Post-Soul Nation: The Explosive, Contradictory, Triumphant, and Tragic 1980s as Experienced by African Americans {Previously Known as Blacks and Before That Negroes}. New York: Viking. p. 37. ISBN 0670032751.
- ^ Biography-Kathleen Collins
- ^ McNary, Dave (December 14, 2020). "'Dark Knight,' 'Shrek,' 'Grease,' 'Blues Brothers' Added to National Film Registry". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ 'Grease,' 'Shrek' And A Record Number Of Women Directors Join National Film Registry : NPR
- ^ Landrum Jr., Jonathan (December 14, 2020), "Dark Knight, Grease and The Joy Luck Club Inducted Into National Film Registry", Time.