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'Compensation' Director Zeinabu irene Davis
42 minutes Posted Feb 27, 2025 at 1:00 pm.
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'Compensation' is an underdiscussed classic that follows two young black couples, one of whom is deaf, played by the same actors in two time periods, facing two different pandemics. In making the movie in the 90s, and discussing it now, Zeinabu is brilliant at capturing the complexities and patterns of black lives.

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