Lackawanna blues
By: HBO Films presents a Bellah Films/Good Shepherd production ; a film by George C. Wolfe ; screenplay by Ruben Santiago-Hudson ; produced by Nellie Rachel Nugiel ; directed by George C. Wolfe
Contributors: Merkerson, S. Epatha, 1952-; Franklin, Marcus Carl; Mos Def (Rapper); Ejogo, Carmen, 1974-; Gossett, Louis, 1936-; Howard, Terrence; Lindo, Delroy; Wright, Jeffery; Strasburg, Ivan; NdegéOcello, Me'Shell, 1969-; HBO Films; Bellah Films; Good Shepherd Productions; HBO Video (Firm)
Publisher: HBO Video
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York, N.Y.]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 95
ISBN-13: 9780783134826
Subjects: Film and video adaptations; Boardinghouses; Drama; Roommates
Description: In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives. Based on Ruben Santiago-Hudson's autobiographical play about his relationship with his guardian Rachel Crosby, set in 1950's and 1960's Lackawanna, New York. After the separation of his parents, young Ruben, a part-black, part-Hispanic child, is sent to live in a small-scale boarding house run by the kind-hearted "Nanny" Crosby and her younger husband Bill.
Notes: Based on the autobiographical one-man play by Ruben Santiago-Hudson.

Special features: Optional audio commentary with director George C. Wolfe and writer Ruben Santiago-Hudson; deleted scene; featurette.

Cinematographer, Ivan Strasburg ; editor, Brian A. Kates ; music, Meshell Ndegeocello ; costume designer, Hope Hanafin ; production designer, Richard Hoover.

S. Epatha Merkerson, Marcus Carl Franklin, Mos Def, Carmen Ejogo, Louis Gossett, Jr., Macy Gray, Terrence Dashon Howard, Ernie Hudson, Delroy Lindo, Rosie Perez, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Liev Schreiber, Jeffery Wright.

MPAA rating: TV-14.

DVD, region 1 encoding ; widescreen (16:9) presentation.

Dialogue in English (5.1), French (2.0) or Spanish (2.0) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.

Emmy Awards, 2006: Outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or a movie (Merkerson). Golden Globes, 2006: Best performance by an actress in a mini-Series or a motion picture made for television (Merkeson). Image Awards, 2006: Outstanding actor in a TV movie, mini-series or dramatic special (Howard) ; Outstanding actress in a TV movie, mini-series or dramatic special (Merkerson) ; Outstanding TV movie, mini-series or dramatic special.