A Place of Our Own

2004 0h 54m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Documentary

Synopsis

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Filmmaker Stanley Nelson's look back at the 40 years he spent summering at Oak Bluffs, a black-oriented resort community on Martha's Vineyard.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Stanley Nelson
Self - Narrator (voice)
Cecelia Antoinette
Storyteller
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Self (as Henry Louis Gates)
Lani Guinier
Self
Manning Marable
Self
Stanley Nelson Sr.
Self
Liel Nelson
Self (archive footage)
Isabel Powell
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stanley Nelson
Writers: Stanley Nelson, Marcia Smith
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 54-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stanley Nelson, shot by Carol Bash. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kathryn Bostic. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sandra Christie shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Stanley Nelson and Cecelia Antoinette and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0389277 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stanley Nelson directs. Carol Bash behind the camera. Kathryn Bostic scores. Sandra Christie cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 54-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Stanley Nelson, shot by Carol Bash. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Kathryn Bostic. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Sandra Christie shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Stanley Nelson and Cecelia Antoinette and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0389277 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.