Losing Ground
1982, NR, 87 min.
Directed by Kathleen Collins, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Seret Scott, Bill Gunn, Duane Jones, Billie Allen, Maritza Rivera.

A marital crisis between a philosophy professor and her artist husband erupts when the painter’s model enters the equation and forces a re-examination of sexual emotions. Part of the film’s originality lies in its portrayal of black middle-class artists and academics. The short film, “Back Inside Herself,” directed by Saundra Sharp, also screens.

This article appears in March 17 • 2000.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.