Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

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Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
theatrical release poster
theatrical release poster
Directed byTimothy Greenfield-Sanders
Produced byJohanna Giebelhaus
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Chad Thompson
Tommy Walker
StarringToni Morrison
Music byKathryn Bostic
Release date
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$903,018[1][2]

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am is a 2019 documentary film, directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, and produced by Johanna Giebelhaus, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Chad Thompson, and Tommy Walker. The film follows American novelist Toni Morrison who examines her life, her works and the powerful themes throughout her literary career. The film also features Oprah Winfrey, Russell Banks, Angela Davis, and Barack Obama.

Synopsis

Toni Morrison describes her life, her works, and the powerful themes she has written about throughout her literary career.

Cast

Morrison was an American novelist from Ohio.[3] In 1988 she earned the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her work Beloved (1987), and in 1993 became the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.[3] She died on 5 August 2019, when the HuffPost, wrote that the "world lost one of its most important voices".[3]

Reception

Critical response

On the

weighted average, assigned the film a score of 80 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]

Alan Zilberman of

The Los Angeles Times wrote: "The remarkable documentary 'Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am' does so many things so well that it's often like watching several fine films at once. Look for this one to be front and center in its category come Oscar time."[7] Nick Schager of Variety wrote: "Yet, inasmuch as it locates the heart of the author's inspirations and attitudes, as well as her guiding ethos to capture grand national truths while focusing on the complex interior particulars of individual experience, 'Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am,' at its best, serves the soul of its subject."[8] Caryn James of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "In The Pieces I Am, the outer self is enough to let viewers know that Morrison and her novels are treasures."[9]

Joshua Brunsting of CriterionCast wrote: "It's a captivating, if flat, meditation on one of the great artists of our time, and while it may lean into hagiography, there are moments of genuine introspection that make this more than worthy of one's time".[10] David Bax of the Battleship Pretension wrote: "The film resists analysis in its essayistic plainness. Though Morrison's writing is alive–jumping, soaring and diving deep–Greenfield-Sanders' film lays flat on the surface."[11]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominees Result Ref.
2020 AARP Movies for Grownups Awards Best Documentary Timothy Greenfield-Sanders Nominated [12]
Black Reel Awards Outstanding Documentary Timothy Greenfield-Sanders Nominated [13]
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
 Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary Nominated [14]
Outstanding Music Composition Kathryn Bostic Nominated
Outstanding Research Johanna Giebelhaus Nominated
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Documentary Won [15]
2019 Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Best Biographical Documentary Won [16]
Hollywood Music in Media Awards Best Original Score in a Documentary Kathryn Bostic Nominated [17]
Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film Kathryn Bostic Won [18]
Outstanding Original Song for Visual Media "High Above The Water" by Kathryn Bostic Nominated [19]

References

  1. ^ "Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  2. ^ "Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  3. ^ a b c "Toni Morrison Documentary Reminds Us Of Everything We Owe Her". HuffPost UK. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  4. ^ "Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019)", Rotten Tomatoes, Fandango, retrieved 2021-10-30
  5. ^ Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, retrieved 2019-09-20
  6. ^ "Toni Morrison is a great storyteller, in her books and in this new documentary". The Washington Post. June 24, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "Review: 'Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am' powerfully profiles beloved writer". Los Angeles Times. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  8. ^ Schager, Nick (2019-01-29). "Film Review: 'Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  9. ^ "'Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am': Film Review | Sundance 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  10. ^ Brunsting, Joshua (2019-06-21). "Joshua Reviews Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am [Theatrical Review]". CriterionCast. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  11. ^ "Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am: No Movement in the Margins, by David Bax". Battleship Pretension. 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  12. ^ "The Two Popes Earns 7 Nods in AARP's Movies for Grown-ups Awards". November 26, 2019.
  13. ^ 2020 Black Reel Awards
  14. ^ "American Masters Celebrates 3 News & Documentary Emmy® Nominations for Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am | Blog | American Masters | PBS". American Masters.
  15. ^ "NAACP Winners 2020: The Complete List". Variety. February 23, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  16. ^ "Fourth Annual Critics' Choice Documentary Award Winners Revealed". Critics' Choice Association. November 10, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  17. ^ HMMA (2019). "2019 MUSIC IN VISUAL MEDIA NOMINEES". Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  18. ^ Burlingame, Jon (8 January 2020). "Women Win Big at Inaugural Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards". Variety. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  19. ^ Grein, Paul. "Hildur Gudnadóttir & Kathryn Bostic Are Double Nominees at Society of Composers & Lyricists' First SCL Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

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