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Early Riser

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  • Drama

Overview

This short is based on Chester Himes’s novel Cotton Comes to Harlem (1965) and its adaptation for the screen by Ossie Davis in 1970. The cotton in the novel and film comes from the region around Columbus, Mississippi. Shot in noir-style, the film focuses on the scene when detectives Coffin Ed and Grave Digger Jones interrogate Lo-Boy, an artist/hustler, about the event around the demise of his friend Early Riser.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
September 8, 2011
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Cinematography
Kevin Jerome Everson
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
Early Riser (2011) | Kinocult