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Summary:

A spellbinding blend of social observation and artful shocks, the debut feature from Nikyatu Jusu plunges into the increasingly fractured consciousness of Aisha, a Senegalese immigrant who takes a job as a nanny for a wealthy white family in New York City. Separated from her son and casually exploited by her employers, Aisha finds herself consumed by unsettling visions and a growing rage one that could either destroy or empower her. This visually captivating Tour de Force the first horror movie to win the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival distills complex ideas about motherhood, inequality, and cultural dislocation into a work of dreamlike dread.

Contributors:

Jusu, Nikyatu , film director, screenwriter

Moulterie, Nikkia , film producer

Lundberg, Daniela Taplin , film producer

Diop, Anna, 1988- , actor

Monaghan, Michelle , actor

Walls, Sinqua, 1985- , actor

Spector, Morgan, 1980- , actor

Decker, Rose , actor

Uggams, Leslie , actor

Yang, Rina , director of photography

Mead, Robert (Film editor) , editor of moving image work

Tanerélle , composer

Gliniak, Bartek , composer

Amazon Studios , presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

Topic Studios , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Stay Gold Features , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

LinLay Productions , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Blumhouse Productions , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Mouth of a Shark (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Criterion Collection (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English
Wolof

Language Notes:

English and Wolof dialogue with English subtitles.

Included Works:

Nanny (Motion picture : 2022)

Suicide by sunlight (Motion picture)

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 1196

Subjects:

Nannies — New York (State) — New York — Drama

Immigrants — Services for — Drama

Immigrants — Social conditions — Drama

Nannies

Immigrants — Services for

Immigrants

Immigrants — Social conditions

New York (State) — New York

Genres:

Motion pictures

Horror films

Feature films

Fiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities

Drama

System Details:

DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround or 2.0 stereo.

Performers:

Cast: Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector, Rose Decker, Leslie Uggams.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Rina Yang ; editor, Robert Mead ; music, Tanerélle, Bartek Gliniak.

General Notes:

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
English descriptive audio track for people with visual disabilities
Originally released as a motion picture in 2022.
New 4K digital master.
Wide screen (2.00:1).
Special features: Truth and terror (new program featuring Jusu, actors Anna Diop and Michelle Monaghan, and director of photography Rina Yang) ; Suicide by sunlight (short film directed by Nikyatu Jusu ; 2019) ; trailer ; essay by critic Angelica Jade Bastién.
Accompanying insert contains the essay "Troubled Water" by Angelica Jade Bastién.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet (12 unnumbered pages (folded) : color illustrations ; 19 cm).

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; stereo; Dolby Digital; sound

Film Characteristics:

2.00:1; wide screen

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

NAN 2022 DVD

ISBNs:

9798886070699 (container)

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515288316
Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection: CC3497D

OCLC Numbers:

1396169481