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Written, produced, and directed by Emmy Award-winning documentarian, Horace B. Jenkins, and crafted by an entirely African American cast and crew, CANE RIVER is a racially-charged love story in Natchitoches Parish, a “free community of color” in Louisiana. A budding, forbidden romance lays bare the tensions between two black communities, both descended from slaves but of disparate opportunity—the light-skinned, property-owning Creoles and the darker-skinned, more disenfranchised families of the area.
This lyrical, visionary film disappeared for decades after Jenkins died suddenly following the film’s completion, robbing generations of a talented, vibrant new voice in African American cinema. Available now for the first time in forty years in a brand-new, state-of-the-art 4k restoration.
Original Release
06/18/1982
US Release
06/18/1982
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tommye Myrick | Maria Mathis |
Ilunga Adell | Brother |
Lloyd La Cour | Mr. Metoyer |
Barbara Tasker | Dominique |
Carol Sutton | Ms. Mathis |
Stephen Severin | Beau |
Noray Francis | Blue |
Lolis Edward Elie | Lawyer |
Kelli Rene Carpenter | Tour Guide |
Marie Dupre | Granny |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tommye Myrick | Maria Mathis |
Ilunga Adell | Brother |
Lloyd La Cour | Mr. Metoyer |
Barbara Tasker | Dominique |
Carol Sutton | Ms. Mathis |
Stephen Severin | Beau |
Noray Francis | Blue |
Lolis Edward Elie | Lawyer |
Kelli Rene Carpenter | Tour Guide |
Marie Dupre | Granny |
Maurice Harrell | Ticketter |
Thomas P. Brady | Priest |
Interdenominational Choir of Natchitoches | Interdenominational Choir of Natchitoches |
D.J. Ammons | Bus Station Ticket Agent |
Eric Wald | Peter Metoyer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Duplain Rhodes Jr. | Executive Producer |
Doris Rhodes | Executive Producer |
Horace Jenkins | Producer |
Kathleen Rhodes Astorga | Producer |