“Don’t you suckers know the days of Uncle Remus and Old Black Joe are gone?,”
Director/star Sal Watts’s widow Belinda Burton-Watts collaborating on the restoration of the independent Black film Solomon King, shot in Oakland, CA with a stunning Soul-Funk soundtrack. Check Out This New Restoration Demo Teaser:
Solomon King — Restoration Demo / Chase Scene from Deaf Crocodile on Vimeo.
The long-lost, independently financed Black urban crime/action film Solomon King (1974) from director/actor/producer/writer Sal Watts is set for restoration and re-release in 2022 from distributor Deaf Crocodile Films. Solomon King was shot in Oakland, CA in 1973 with a cast of mostly non-professional actors, a stunning soul-funk soundtrack, and incredible clothes from Watts’s own Mr. Sal’s Fashion stores. Restored with the cooperation of the filmmaker’s widow, Belinda Burton-Watts (who appears in the film), and utilizing one of the only surviving complete prints of the...
Director/star Sal Watts’s widow Belinda Burton-Watts collaborating on the restoration of the independent Black film Solomon King, shot in Oakland, CA with a stunning Soul-Funk soundtrack. Check Out This New Restoration Demo Teaser:
Solomon King — Restoration Demo / Chase Scene from Deaf Crocodile on Vimeo.
The long-lost, independently financed Black urban crime/action film Solomon King (1974) from director/actor/producer/writer Sal Watts is set for restoration and re-release in 2022 from distributor Deaf Crocodile Films. Solomon King was shot in Oakland, CA in 1973 with a cast of mostly non-professional actors, a stunning soul-funk soundtrack, and incredible clothes from Watts’s own Mr. Sal’s Fashion stores. Restored with the cooperation of the filmmaker’s widow, Belinda Burton-Watts (who appears in the film), and utilizing one of the only surviving complete prints of the...
- 1/26/2022
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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