Compensation (1999)

Directors

Zeinabu irene Davis

Cast

Michelle A. Banks, Michelle A. Banks, John Earl Jelks, John Earl Jelks, Christopher Smith, K. Lynn Stephens, Nirvana Cobb, Kevin L. Davis

The story

In 1910, Malindy, an educated seamstress who mobilizes against segregation at her school for the deaf, meets and falls in love with Arthur, a hearing man and an illiterate migrant worker from Mississippi. Malindy teaches Arthur ASL and how to read and write. In the present day, artist Malaika and librarian Nico also fall in love after a series of encounters.

Genres

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