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Original script for I, Destini

2013-2016

United States, North and Central America

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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.

An original script for the film I, Destini on 14 sheets of white printing paper, bound together by a staple in the top left corner. The front cover is blank except for text in the middle of the page that read [I, DESTINI / by / Destini Riley & Nicholas Pilarski]. Page 2 has directions for the Opening Sequence and includes Destini's opening monologue as well as the [Sequence of lions chasing and hunting an antelope]. Page 3 has the Car Sequence. Pages 11 and 12 include the directions for the [COURT WAITING ROOM SEQUENCE], [LIVING ROOM SEQUENCE], [FEDERAL COURT, WINSTON-SALEM NC SEQUENCE], and the [BACK IN THE RILEY HOME SEQUENCE].

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Catalog reference: 2018.94.5

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