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Portrait of a family

Title
Portrait of a family [videorecording] / WPIX-TV, New York ; director, Peter Pontillo ; producer, Orde Coombs.
Publication
New York : WPIX-TV, 1980-07.

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Additional Authors
  • Pontillo, Peter.
  • Coombs, Orde.
  • Britton, Verdelle.
  • WPIX (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  • World Institute of Black Communications.
  • CEBA Collection.
Description
1 videocassette of 1 (U-matic) (26 min.) : sd., col; 3/4 in.
Summary
A profile of the Britton family who lives at 116th and Lenox Avenue in Harlem. The mother of the family, Verdelle Britton, explains how she and her husband raised their family in a ghetto neighborhood, instilling in them the belief in the work ethic, education and themselves. Includes interviews with three of the successful brothers.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Documentaries and factual works.
  • Black films and programs.
Note
  • Information on director and producer from 1981 CEBA Exhibit Journal.
  • This program forms part of the Communications Excellence to Black Audiences (CEBA) Award Collection, a competition sponsored by the World Institute of Black Communications, Inc.
Credits (note)
  • Host, Orde Coombs.
Call Number
Sc Visual VRB-222
OCLC
NYPG89-F179
Title
Portrait of a family [videorecording] / WPIX-TV, New York ; director, Peter Pontillo ; producer, Orde Coombs.
Imprint
New York : WPIX-TV, 1980-07.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Credits
Host, Orde Coombs.
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Added Author
Pontillo, Peter. Director
Coombs, Orde. Production personnel. Interviewer
Britton, Verdelle. Interviewee
WPIX (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
World Institute of Black Communications.
CEBA Collection.
Research Call Number
Sc Visual VRB-222 Original of Sc Visual DVD-980
Sc Visual VRB-222 Original of Sc Visual VRA-1022
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