A story of the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early 1900s.
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Short filmTranscript
00:00 [music playing]
00:01 There's nothing that's been more important or vital to me
00:04 culturally, artistically, than the color purple.
00:09 It is a solid base of spiritual and emotional power for me.
00:18 Every woman and man who has been invisible,
00:21 who has felt unseen and unvalued, this is their story.
00:29 Today, our teacher taught us about a place called Africa.
00:32 Our mommies come from Queens over there.
00:34 You know what that means.
00:36 We royalty.
00:39 The original film is one of the cornerstones of culture,
00:43 certainly black culture.
00:45 What if we put it back out into the world?
00:47 And kind of paint our own version of it.
00:49 We want to connect with the younger generation.
00:52 Blitz is our incredible director.
00:54 He's putting a little modern twist to it,
00:55 but still capturing the essence of what this film means.
00:58 It's a story of finding yourself and living it
01:01 and going after it no matter what.
01:03 It's about sisterhood.
01:05 And redemption.
01:06 Where you get to see all these strong women shine and be
01:09 who they're truly meant to be.
01:12 A lot of women.
01:14 You seem like trouble.
01:16 Now, I come here out of respect.
01:19 But if there ain't nothing to give,
01:21 that's sure ain't nothing to give.
01:24 It's a human story, and that's what makes it ultimately great.
01:27 And enduring.
01:30 It's fun and joyful.
01:31 As we say in our community, it fills you up.
01:34 So you leave feeling full.
01:36 And I'm thankful for every day that I'm given.
01:43 I'm thankful for loving who I really am.
01:53 I'm beautiful.
01:57 I'm beautiful.
01:59 And I'm here.
02:06 I feel so blessed to join the Color Purple family.
02:13 It's just an incredible piece of art.
02:16 That's how filmmaking should be.
02:18 Joy.
02:19 Excitement.
02:20 Color Purple.
02:21 Let's go.
02:22 [music playing]
02:25 [music playing]
02:29 (dramatic music)
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