The Learning Tree - Wikipedia
WEBThe Learning Tree is a 1969 American coming-of-age film written, produced and directed by Gordon Parks, who also scored the film. It depicts the life of Newt Winger, a teenager growing up in Cherokee Flats, Kansas, in the 1920s and chronicles his journey into manhood marked with tragic events.
The Learning Tree (1969) - News - IMDb
WEBThe Learning Tree is an old 1960s film finally making its way to the DVD format. Following the story of Newt Winger (Kyle Johnson), an African American teenager growing up in Kansas beginning in the late 1920s. Newt is forced to confront the prejudice of the era and deal with differing perspectives on the world between his friend and himself.
Gordon Parks' 'The Learning Tree' Still Resonates After 50 Years
WEBDec 24, 2019 · The landmark motion picture "The Learning Tree" turns 50 years old this year. Noted photographer Gordon Parks directed the movie, based off his 1963 semi-autobiography. The film is set in...
The Learning Tree (1969) - IMDb
WEBThe Learning Tree: Directed by Gordon Parks. With Kyle Johnson, Alex Clarke, Estelle Evans, Dana Elcar. A bittersweet, idyllic story about a year in the life of 14-year-old Newt Winger, born into a poor Black family in Kansas, who …
It's time to re-watch Kansas native Gordon Parks' groundbreaking 1969 ...
WEBFeb 16, 2021 · “The Learning Tree” is based on Parks’ semi-autobiography 1963 novel of the same title, about growing up in a Midwestern small town in the mid-late 1920s when life was made difficult by segregation and poverty. The film is …
The LT Signs & Film Trail | The Gordon Parks Mus
WEBThe Learning Tree, released in 1969, is based on a semi-autobiographical novel that Gordon Parks wrote in 1963. The film depicts a young boy becoming a man growing up in poverty and during segregation.
Criterion Review: THE LEARNING TREE, the Feature Debut of
WEBDecember 21, 2021. The Learning Tree, Gordon Parks’ feature debut, is now available on Blu-ray as part of the Criterion Collection. The film was previously available only on MOD DVD from the Warner Archive Collection — meaning no disrespect to the work that Warner Archive does to keep older films in print, that was not the release the film ...
The Learning Tree - Features - The Gordon Parks Foundation
WEBA semi-autobiographical, coming-of-age story, the novel follows the journey of Newt Winger, a Black teenage descendant of Exodusters growing up in rural Kansas in the 1920s who learns through hard-won lessons how to navigate the injustices of systemic racism.
The Learning Tree: Personal History - The Criterion Collection
WEBFeb 9, 2022 · When The Learning Tree premiered at the Trans-Lux Theater in New York City on August 6, 1969, it made history as the first studio film by an African American director. Parks’s producer credit was the most impressive feat, as it technically made him the boss of the picture.
The Learning Tree (1969) - The Criterion Collection
WEBNew 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. New documentary on the making of the film and its artistry, featuring curator Rhea L. Combs and filmmakers Ina Diane Archer, Ernest R. Dickerson, and Nelson George.