Losing Ground
- Year
- 2016
- Description
- Cast includes Billie Allen, Gary Bolling, Bill Gunn, Maritza Rivera, and Seret Scott.
In her second film and one of the first features directed by an African American woman, Kathleen Collins focused on conflicts between work and marriage. Sara (played by Seret Scott), a professor of philosophy, wants to research a new project in New York City over the summer, but Victor (played by Bill Gunn) rents a house in the country without her input and convinces her to prioritize his painting career instead. - Director
- Collins, Kathleen
- Writer
- Collins, Kathleen
- Producer
- Charles, Eleanor; Hill, Cheryl
- Cinematographer
- Gray, Ronald K.
- Editor
- Collins, Kathleen; Gray, Ronald K.
- Production Team
- Milestone Films
- Genre
- Feature Film
Drama - Language
- English
- Media Format
- 2 DVDs (86 min. + extras), 2 Blu-ray discs (86 min. + extras), or 1 streaming video (86 min.)
- Type
- Color
- Additional Content
- The DVD and Blu-ray disc sets include commentary by scholars Terri Francis and LaMonda Horton Stallings; the film The Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy (1980; 50 min.) by Kathleen Collins and Ronald K. Gray; interviews with cinematographer Ronald K. Gray, actor Seret Scott, and Nina Lorez Collins (daughter of Kathleen); an interview with Kathleen Collins by Phyllis R. Klotman (1982; 22 min.); and Transmagnifican Dambamuality (1976; 7 min.), a student film by Ronald K. Gray.
- Production Notes
- Digitally remastered.
- Original Release Date
- 1982
- Updated
- 04-12-2022
Production Information
Film InformationReviews
New Yorker, Sept. 2, 2015Video Librarian, July–Aug. 2016, 36