TY - ADVS AU - Collins,Kathleen AU - Gunn,Bill AU - Jones,Duane AU - Scott,Seret ED - Kino Lorber (Firm), ED - Kanopy (Firm), TI - Losing Ground PY - 1982/// PB - Kino Lorber KW - Independent films KW - Drama KW - Comedy KW - Motion pictures KW - Feature films KW - lcgft N1 - Title from title frames; Film; In Process Record; Bill Gunn, Duane Jones, Seret Scott; Originally produced by Kino Lorber in 1982 N2 - The inimitable Kathleen Collins's second film tells the story of two remarkable people, married and hurtling toward a crossroads in their lives: Sara Rogers, a Black professor of philosophy, is embarking on an intellectual quest just as her painter husband, Victor, sets off on an exploration of joy. Victor decides to rent a country house away from the city, but the couple’s summer idyll becomes complicated by his involvement with a younger model. One of the very first fictional features by an African-American woman, LOSING GROUND remains a stunning and powerful work of art for being a funny, brilliant, and personal member of indie cinema canon UR - https://tus.kanopy.com/node/12944148 UR - https://www.kanopy.com/node/12944148/external-image ER -