August Wilson Movies
- 2003
A brainy post-grad struggling with his dissertation gets some assistance from a mysterious stranger in this independently produced romantic comedy. The Naked Proof tells the story of Henry (Michael Chick), a philosophy student who has been striving for the past ten years to explain nothing less than the meaning of life itself. Managing to alienate his friends and, more importantly, his girlfriend at a party, Henry stumbles out into the dark, where he collides with the bicycling Miriam (Arlette DelToro), a very scintillating and very pregnant woman who proceeds to wind her way into his life. Soon Henry finds her breaking into his apartment, recruiting him for her Lamaze classes, and even involving him in various petty crimes, all the while referring to him as her "husband." But as Henry falls deeper and deeper in love with Miriam, he becomes more and more unsure whether this woman who appeared out of nowhere is indeed a flesh-and-blood temptress or just some sort of philosophical apparition. Produced, co-written, and directed by Seattle filmmaker Jamie Hook, The Naked Proof premiered at the 2003 Seattle Film Festival. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Chick, Arlette Del Toro, (more)
- 1995
- PG
Alfre Woodard and Charles S. Dutton star as sister and brother in this made-for-television Hallmark Hall of Fame production about an African-American family's struggle to retain their heritage. The drama tells the story of an impoverished black family whose history is told in the carvings on the family piano. Boy Willie (Dutton) wants to sell the piano and use the money to buy farmland, but sister Berniece (Woodard) won't part with it. The film chronicles their struggle to come to terms with their family's past, and its future. The critically acclaimed film was based on August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play and was nominated for numerous Emmy awards. ~ Bernadette McCallion, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alfre Woodard, Charles S. Dutton, (more)
