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A landmark of independent cinema, Compensation is Zeinabu irene Davis’ moving, ambitious portrait of the struggles of Deaf African Americans and the complexities of loving relationships at the bookends of the 20th century.
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Directors Spotlight
Zeinabu irene Davis
Director
Zeinabu irene Davis is an independent filmmaker and Professor of Communication at UCSD. Her works include: Cycles (1989); Mother of the River (1995), Spirits of Rebellion (2016); Pandemic Bread (2023); and Stars of the Northern Sky (in production).
- Year 2024
- Runtime 92 minutes
- Country United States
- Language English, BASL, ASL
- Director Zeinabu irene Davis
- Producer Marc Arthur Chéry, Zeinabu Irene Davis
- Co Producer Dana Briscoe; Yvonne Welbon
- Cast Christopher Smith, John Earl Jelks, Kevin L. Davis, Michele A. Banks, K. Lynn Stephens, Nirvana Cobb
- Cinematographer H.L. Désir Jr.
- Editor Dana Brisco, Zeinabu Irene Davis
- Production Design Cathy C. Cook, Janina Edwards
- Composer Atiba Y. Jali, Reginald R. Robinson
- Sound Design Maestro-matic
- Music Atiba Y. Jali, Reginald R. Robinson
- Premiere Philadelphia
