Rent Bushman (1971)
3.8 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 13min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Paul Eyam Nzie Okpokam stars as a version of himself in this docudrama written and directed by David Schickele. Gabriel (Okpokam), a young Nigerian man, settles in San Francisco in 1968. As he studies at college, enjoys relationships with black and white women and tries to earn money, he is also interviewed about his experiences in both Nigeria, where the civil war is entering its second year, and in America. However, when Okpokam is wrongfully arrested, Schickele stops filming and works to secure his release from prison.
- Actors:
- Paul Eyam Nzie Okpokam, Mike Slye, Elaine Featherstone, Lothario Lotho, James Earl Garrison, Ann Scofield, Shermane Powell, Jack Nance, David Schickele, Donna Michelson, Timothy Near, Patrick Gleeson, David Major, Curtis Branch, Florence Schwartz, John Dotson
- Directors:
- David Schickele
- Producers:
- David Schickele
- Writers:
- David Schickele
- Genres:
- Drama
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- Coming soon
- Run Time:
- 74 minutes
- Languages:
- English Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Give Me a Riddle by David Schickele
- to, from, by Olivia Douglass
- The Black Body as Home
- Selected Scene Audio Commentary by Eloise King and Tomisin Adepeju
- Bushman feature and The Black Body As Home extra
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