This non-fiction volume celebrates Steven Spielberg's film 'Amistad,' chronicling the 1839 mutiny aboard a Spanish slave ship where 53 Africans fought for freedom, through essays,...
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This non-fiction volume celebrates Steven Spielberg's film 'Amistad,' chronicling the 1839 mutiny aboard a Spanish slave ship where 53 Africans fought for freedom, through essays,...
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This elegant volume commemorates the creation of an extraordinary movie, featuring: specially commissioned watercolors which served as "storyboards"; production and historical photos and documents; essays by director Spielberg, producer Allen (who pursued the project for 13 years), and poet Angelou; and a lengthy text on the making of the film about the fight for freedom by 53 Africans, who, in 1839, were captured as slaves and who rebelled on the Spanish slave ship Amistad.
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Production photos and storyboards depict full frontal male and female nudity in non-sexual contexts of slave degradation.
Violence & gore
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Graphic scenes of mutiny, killings, and violence on slave ship shown in photos, storyboards, and historical accounts.
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation.
Religious content
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Brief mentions of spiritual elements, including a lesson on Christ’s life.
Witchcraft / occult
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No witchcraft or occult elements.
Political content
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Central messaging on anti-slavery, freedom, and racial justice in 19th-century America.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide.
Sexual assault
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Implied coercion and threats in the context of enslavement.
Abuse & suffering
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Pervasive depictions of slavery's cruelty, including capture, degradation, whippings, and systemic suffering of Africans.
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