Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts (2021)
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| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $4,504 | Details |
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Synopsis
Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts is an inventive feature documentary capturing the vivid life of Bill Traylor, who in his late 80s, living homeless on the street in the thriving segregated black neighborhood of Montgomery, produced a body of extraordinary art. Born into an enslaved family in 1853 on a cotton plantation in rural Alabama, he witnessed profound social and political change during his life spanning Reconstruction, Jim Crow segregation, and the Great Migration. In his later years, he poured out those memories from within, drawing and painting over 1,000 pieces of art from 1939 to 1942. Using historic and cultural context, the film brings the spirit and mystery of Traylor’s incomparable art to life and shines a spotlight to a remarkable creative gift that was long ignored and marginalized.
Metrics
| Legs: | 12.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $5,298 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | April 16th, 2021 (Limited) by Kino Lorber April 16th, 2021 (Virtual) by Kino Lorber |
| Video Release: | June 22nd, 2021 by Kino Lorber |
| Running Time: | 75 minutes |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Breakaway Films, Kino Lorber |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2021 | - | $361 | 1 | $361 | $4,504 | 3 |
Documentary Subject
| Bill Traylor | Himself |
Inverviewee
| Russell G. Jones | Himself | |
| Jason Samuels Smith | Himself | |
| Sharon Washington | Herself |
Production and Technical Credits
| Jeffrey Wolf | Director | |
| Fred Barron | Screenwriter | |
| Jeffrey Wolf | Producer | |
| Daphne McWilliams | Producer | |
| Jeany Nisenholz-Wolf | Producer | |
| Fred Barron | Producer | |
| Henry Adebonojo | Director of Photography | |
| Sam Pollard | Executive Producer | |
| Keith Reamer | Editor | |
| David Mansfield | Composer |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.
Synopsis
Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts is an inventive feature documentary capturing the vivid life of Bill Traylor, who in his late 80s, living homeless on the street in the thriving segregated black neighborhood of Montgomery, produced a body of extraordinary art. Born into an enslaved family in 1853 on a cotton plantation in rural Alabama, he witnessed profound social and political change during his life spanning Reconstruction, Jim Crow segregation, and the Great Migration. In his later years, he poured out those memories from within, drawing and painting over 1,000 pieces of art from 1939 to 1942. Using historic and cultural context, the film brings the spirit and mystery of Traylor’s incomparable art to life and shines a spotlight to a remarkable creative gift that was long ignored and marginalized.
Metrics
| Legs: | 12.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $5,298 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | April 16th, 2021 (Limited) by Kino Lorber April 16th, 2021 (Virtual) by Kino Lorber |
| Video Release: | June 22nd, 2021 by Kino Lorber |
| Running Time: | 75 minutes |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Breakaway Films, Kino Lorber |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2021 | - | $361 | 1 | $361 | $4,504 | 3 |
Documentary Subject
| Bill Traylor | Himself |
Inverviewee
| Russell G. Jones | Himself | |
| Jason Samuels Smith | Himself | |
| Sharon Washington | Herself |
Production and Technical Credits
| Jeffrey Wolf | Director | |
| Fred Barron | Screenwriter | |
| Jeffrey Wolf | Producer | |
| Daphne McWilliams | Producer | |
| Jeany Nisenholz-Wolf | Producer | |
| Fred Barron | Producer | |
| Henry Adebonojo | Director of Photography | |
| Sam Pollard | Executive Producer | |
| Keith Reamer | Editor | |
| David Mansfield | Composer |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.