A Love Song for Latasha

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A Love Song for Latasha

2019

19m

Documentary

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A reimagined narrative of Latasha Harlins through intimate memories shared by her cousin and best friend.

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Annlee Ellingson

CineWomen

07/28/2024

The short documentary A Love Song for Latasha by Sophia Nahli Allison is indeed that, a cinematic elegy for Latasha Harlins, the 15-year-old Black girl whose fatal shooting in a South Central convenience store contributed to the 1992 L.A. riots.

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Jared Mobarak

The Film Stage

05/10/2021

B+

...the decision to embrace poetic abstract over reenactment is an easy one to make. And that's exactly what Sophia Nahli Allison does with her short A Love Song for Latasha.

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Shaun Munro

Flickering Myth

04/25/2021

4/5

Despite the inherently heartbreaking subject...the tenor here is more a celebration of life than a eulogy, lamenting what was lost that day but more pointedly honouring Harlins' strength of spirit during her few years on this Earth.

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MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

04/25/2021

4/5

[A] remarkably accomplished first film by American filmmaker Sophia Nahli Allison, is a dreamy, stream-of-consciousness elegy...

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Martha K. Baker

KDHX (St. Louis)

04/06/2021

[A] maddening and poignant memorial.

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Carrie McClain

Black Nerd Problems

10/08/2020

This film is worth watching because it imagines the life of a Black girl in the hands of someone who once was one.

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07/31/2022

The worst 19 minutes with real footage!!!!!! Too short!!!!!!! Boo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Stephen J

04/25/2021

A crafty short that is beautiful in telling a sad story that would lead to craziness, but could use a little more power. The power of God especially, Jesus is our only hope.

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04/11/2021

A depressing and uplifting look at the world that we live in with powerful emotions that will make you cry both in happy and in sad tears. Thou will be moved.

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04/06/2021

This is a really touching tribute to Latasha. Most of us only know the tragic events that surround her. This documentary tells us about the young woman, the people who loved her, and who she might have become. It also offers more insight into her untimely and tragic death.

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Jona I

03/25/2021

Sentimental telling of injustice. The animation, re-enactments, and other footage is a really unique way to be able to get this story told. You gotta do what you gotta do, and it really pays off when it's effective as it is here.

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Renaldo D

03/24/2021

A sensitive and wonderful short film

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Synopsis

A reimagined narrative of Latasha Harlins through intimate memories shared by her cousin and best friend.

Director: Sophia Nahli Allison
Producer: Janice Duncan, Fam Udeorji
Production Co: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 24, 2020
Runtime: 19m

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