Mixing Nia Synopsis & Summary
Synopsis
Bermuda-born Alison Swan, a NY documentary filmmaker, made her dramatic feature directorial debut with this comedy-drama, a low-budget look at racial identities. With divorced parents (white attorney father and black mother), Nia (Karyn Parsons) grew up in Westchester Country. Employed as an upwardly mobile advertising copywriter, she hangs out with both black and white friends. Irritated by an ad campaign to spur ghetto blacks to consume alcohol, she quits her job with plans to write a book. Stirring the racial mix, she sets out to find her own identity. Shown at the 1998 New York Women's Film Festival. - Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Movie Info
Starring:
Theatrical Release Date:
04/24/1997
DVD Release Date:
09/26/2000
Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Run Time:
92 min.
Production Co.:
Arrowhead Pictures, Caminer-Gallagher Productions, Third Man Films
Director(s):
Themes:
Writer's Life, Journey of Self-Discovery, Race Relations
Tone:
Literate, Quirky, Wry
Keywords:
Black [race], White (Caucasian), advertising-campaign, advertising-executive, alcohol, identity, race/ethnicity, writer
Language:
English
Status:
DVD
