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Bronx Gothic

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Bronx Gothic

Released Jul 12, 2017

1h 31m

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Actress and writer Okwui Okpokwasili discusses her creative process and the social issues raised by her one-woman show "Bronx Gothic."

Leah Pickett

Chicago Reader

[Okwui] Okpokwasili uses song, dance, and soliloquy to explore, with a political edge, the intricacies of black girlhood, and onstage she's a magnetic force, physically commanding and emotionally raw.

Aug 17, 2017

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Despite some undeniably powerful moments, Bronx Gothic, both the show and the film, suffers from an overall pretension.

Jul 17, 2017

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Matt Fagerholm

RogerEbert.com

A stirring ode to the liberating catharsis of artistic expression, as embodied by Okpokwasili and Born's transcendent theatrical masterwork.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jul 12, 2017

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Seph Rodney

Hyperallergic

I think every living human being alive right now should see this film.

Feb 7, 2020

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Andrea Thompson

Cultured Vultures

It's a far superior work to Manifesto, another conceptual art film, mostly because the artist doesn't have the luxury of cool, aloof detachment. But it leaves quite a few unanswered questions.

Jan 30, 2019

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Armond White

National Review

Bronx Gothic...follows the usual pattern of Hollywood's imprisoning blacks within the limits of white liberal imagination...Rossi's liberalism - his whitesplaining - intrudes on his star's storytelling.

Jul 14, 2017

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Synopsis

Actress and writer Okwui Okpokwasili discusses her creative process and the social issues raised by her one-woman show "Bronx Gothic."

Director: Andrew Rossi
Producer: Okwui Okpokwasili, Andrew Rossi
Screenwriter: Okwui Okpokwasili
Distributor: Grasshopper Film
Production Co: Grasshopper Film, Red Hook Post and Cut & Media, Abstract
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 12, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 17, 2018
Runtime: 1h 31m

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