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Imagining America

An anthology of four short films by different directors. Ralph Bakshi's "This ain't bebop" is a contemporary narrative about a man's odyssey through surreal cityscape of downtown Los Angeles as he tries to find the life he has lost. "Tribe" by Matt Mahurin, wryly examines the myths and rituals hidden in American society. "Reflections of a native son" is Mustapha Khan's stylized portrait of a community in the South Bronx district of New York City. Ed Lachman's "Get your kicks on Route 66" is the story of America's most famous highway and the people who have traversed it

Video, English, 1989-06-07
WETA-TV, United States, 1989-06-07