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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
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Why this pick
Like Losing Ground, this is a formally adventurous, actor-centered study of Black intellectual and domestic life, finding humor, frustration, and emotional complexity in everyday conversations.
02
Why this pick
Its witty, self-reflexive independent style and focus on a Black woman pursuing art, history, and desire make it a natural companion to Losing Ground’s intellectual freedom.
03
Why this pick
Julie Dash’s compact, visually precise drama similarly interrogates Black womanhood, authorship, and the images institutions permit, with a poised and searching sensibility.
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Why this pick
A vibrant, candid portrait of an ambitious young Black woman whose sharp voice and competing aspirations echo Losing Ground’s insistence on female self-definition.
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Why this pick
Its outsider’s view of urban Black life is more playful and fantastical, yet its patient observation, social intelligence, and low-key indie texture complement Losing Ground.
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01 / THE STORY
Sara Rogers is a well-loved philosophy professor who teaches courses on logic. She is married to Victor, a successful painter. To celebrate the sale of one of his paintings to a museum, Victor decides to rent a house for the summer where he can paint. Sara is annoyed at his plan because she wanted to spend the summer in the city researching a paper she is writing on ecstatic experiences and knows that her access to books will be limited in a small town. She feels as though Victor doesn't value her work in academia compared to his work as an artist. Nevertheless, after finding a house they both adore she agrees to go with him for the summer.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Sara
Victor
Duke
Mother
Female Student in Office
Other Student in Class
