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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • ARRAY
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • ARRAY
  • 1 h 20 m

Summary I Will Follow explores the surprising thirst for life we experience after the death of someone we love. Written and directed by Ava DuVernay, the festival award-winning drama chronicles a day in the life of a grieving woman (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), and the twelve visitors who help her move forward in a brave, new world. (AFFRM)

Directed By: Ava DuVernay

Written By: Ava DuVernay

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • ARRAY
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • ARRAY
  • 1 h 20 m

I Will Follow

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary I Will Follow explores the surprising thirst for life we experience after the death of someone we love. Written and directed by Ava DuVernay, the festival award-winning drama chronicles a day in the life of a grieving woman (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), and the twelve visitors who help her move forward in a brave, new world. (AFFRM)

Directed By: Ava DuVernay

Written By: Ava DuVernay

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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88
Mar 9, 2011
I Will Follow doesn't tell a story so much as try to understand a woman. Through her, we can find insights into the ways we deal with death.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 10, 2011
The entire cast is in fine form (Omari Hardwick, as Maye's maybe-suitor, pushes the sexual heat through the roof), but White's blistering performance sears the screen.
By Ernest Hardy FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 8, 2011
Its elegantly simple structure filled in with startling, understated force, I Will Follow is a modestly framed portrait of grief in its first season.
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75
Mar 12, 2011
DuVernay has confidence in her actors that is reciprocated in kind. Richardson-Whitfield gives a remarkably empathetic performance.
By Carrie Rickey FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 12, 2011
This touching if insular drama about a woman grieving over the recent death of her aunt is well acted and incisively observed, although it's ultimately too low-key to have much dramatic impact.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 11, 2011
DuVernay's feature debut is simple and almost proudly plain. But such a stripped-down approach allows its authenticity to shine.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 10, 2011
The structure, sliding between memories evoked by objects in the house and the common difficulties of moving day, should play with more elegance than it does. Instead, it feels awkward and frequently - as does the film on the whole - too on the nose, too obvious.
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Production Company Kandoo Films, Forward Movement
Release Date Mar 11, 2011
Duration 1 h 20 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline When It's Time To Move On...
Website http://www.facebook.com/iwillfollowfilm
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Awards

Black Reel Awards
• 2 Nominations
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 1 Nomination

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