film still from Losing Ground (1982) film still from Losing Ground (1982)

Losing Ground | Bill Gunn at Roxy!

Drama, Comedy | 1982 | 86MIN

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Director

Kathleen Collins

Cast

Seret Scott
Bill Gunn
Duane Jones

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The inimitable Kathleen Collins’s second film tells the story of two remarkable people, married and hurtling toward a crossroads in their lives: Sara Rogers, a Black professor of philosophy, is embarking on an intellectual quest just as her painter husband, Victor, sets off on an exploration of joy. Victor decides to rent a country house away from the city, but the couple’s summer idyll becomes complicated by his involvement with a younger model. One of the very first fictional features by an African-American woman, LOSING GROUND remains a stunning and powerful work of art for being a funny, brilliant, and personal member of indie cinema canon.

“More than just a cinematic feast, Losing Ground is a revelation…A nearly lost masterwork.” — Richard Brody

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