Sitting in Limbo

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A Canadian coming-of-age film with the title Sitting in Limbo. It consists of two (2) reels of 16mm polyester film with optical sound. The film chronicles the budding relationship between Pat Clarke (Pat Dillon) and Fabian (Fabian Gibbs) after Pat learns that she is pregnant with Fabian's child. Fabian drops out of school and begins working in a factory to support Pat and their expected child. He also convinces Pat to move in with him and Pat agrees, against the advice of her friends. The rest of the film showcases the challenges and successes the couple achieves throughout the pregnancy.

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