America's Dream

America's Dream
Official DVD cover
Genre	Drama
Screenplay by	Ron Stacker Thompson Ashley Tyler
Directed by	Paris Barclay Bill Duke Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Starring	Danny Glover Wesley Snipes Lorraine Toussaint Tate Donovan Norman D. Golden II Susanna Thompson Jasmine Guy
Composer	Patrice Rushen
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Danny Glover Carolyn McDonald
Producer	David Knoller
Production locations	Dallas Fort Worth, Texas Ferris, Texas Palmer, Texas
Cinematography	Karl Herrmann
Editors	Monty DeGraff Michael Schultz
Running time	87 minutes
Production companies	HBO Films Carrie Productions
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	HBO
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Dolby SR
Original release	February 17, 1996 (1996-02-17)

America's Dream is a 1996 American made-for-television drama film directed by Paris Barclay, Bill Duke and Kevin Rodney Sullivan and written by Ron Stacker Thompson and Ashley Tyler. It is based on the short stories "The Reunion" by Maya Angelou, "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black" by John Henrik Clarke and "Long Black Song" by Richard Wright. The film stars Danny Glover, Wesley Snipes, Lorraine Toussaint, Tate Donovan, Norman D. Golden II, Susanna Thompson and Jasmine Guy. The film premiered on HBO on February 17, 1996.^[1][2][3]

Plot[]

A talented young African American student presents his teacher with one of his paintings on her birthday. There are gasps of shock as the painting is revealed to be of Christ on the cross, a Christ who is black. The teacher accepts the painting graciously, and when the end of the year arrives, it is displayed with all the rest of the artwork produced in the school that year. The final ceremony is attended by the white superintendent of the area, who presides happily over proceedings. All is well until he examines the work on display.

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External links[]

• America's Dream at IMDb