Film

Savannah

2.0198930mDrama

Director: Anita W. Addison
Year: 1989

Through the employment of magical realist storytelling devices, an African-American actress is shown to be a hyper-competent career woman who denies her roots in traditional African beliefs and spirituality.

Top cast

Penny Johnson Jerald

Savannah/Whitney

Vivian Beneal

Mama Sey

Jesse D. Goins

Renfrow

Sarina Grant

Sadie

Clyde Jones

Shaw

Kent Ayana

Initiate

Kent King

Initiate

Nikki Dewitty

9 year-old Savannah

Lemnique Wafer

2 year-old Savannah

Dominique Garrison

Young Mama Sey

Karen Bates

Whitney's Mother

Jeff Seymour

Director

Directed by

Anita W. Addison

Written by

Anita W. Addison