I really hear that : quality control and other works

Kevin Jerome Everson combines the observational and theoretical in innovative ways that shed light on life in Black America. In doing so, Everson asks us to meditate on the implications of Blackness, work, and creativity. An original essay entitled Working Over Time, written by Terri Francis, accompanies this compilation as ROM content. | Quality control: consists of a series of single take shots of the fine folks of Alabama producing a superior product. Filmed in a dry cleaners in Pritchard, Alabama | Sound that: about the employees of the Cleveland Water Department on the hunt for leaks in the infrastructure in Cuyahoga County. | Mansfield Product Company: about receiving something new layered with something old. | Half on, half off: documents a team of workers on a Pensacola, Florida beach dealing with the aftermath of the recent Deepwater Horizon Spill. Filmed one frame at a time, compressing hours of work onto a single 3-minute roll of 16mm film. The title refers to the work schedule of the cleaners, who work in half hour shifts punctuated with pauses of the same length. | Ten five in the grass: about Black cowgirls and cowboys preparing themselves for the rodeo event of calf roping. Filmed in Lafayette, Louisiana and Natchez, Mississippi the title refers to the type of rope they use to capture fast calves. | BZV: a film about the result of labor. It has a couple using their hard earned wages in search of furniture, citizens' leisurely water skiing and fishing. BZV was shot in and around Brazzaville, The Republic of Congo. With a naturalistic approach, the film also interweaves various elements concerning the social and physical landscape of Brazzaville. The title is the three-letter airport code for Brazzaville.