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Release Year1989
Runtime0h 17m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes4
DirectorZeinabu irene Davis
WritersDoris Owanda Johnson
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast4 credited
Also Known AsCycles
About Cycles
As a woman anxiously awaits her overdue period, she performs African-based rituals of purification. She cleans house and body, and calls on the spirits (Orishas in the Yoruba tradition), receiving much needed inspiration and assurance in a dream. The film combines beautifully intimate still and moving images of the woman’s body and home space, along with playful stop-motion sequences. —Jacqueline Stewart, UCLA Film and Television Archive
Directed by Zeinabu irene Davis, Cycles leans on a strong ensemble — Stephanie Ingram, Zeinabu irene Davis, Marc Arthur Chéry — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1989.
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