Ganja & Hess
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Ganja & Hess
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
NRA
Main title
Ganja & Hess
Medium
electronic resource
Runtime
113
Summary
Flirting with the conventions of blaxploitation and horror, Bill Gunn's revolutionary independent film Ganja & Hess is a highly stylized and utterly original treatise on sex, religion, and African American identity. Duane Jones (Night of the Living Dead) stars as anthropologist Hess Green, who is stabbed with an ancient ceremonial dagger by his unstable assistant (director Bill Gunn), bestowing upon him the blessing of immortality... and the curse of an unquenchable thirst for blood. When the assistant's beautiful and outspoken wife Ganja (Marlene Clark) comes searching for her missing husband, she and Hess form an unexpected partnership. Together, they explore just how much power blood holds
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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Outgoing Resources
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