All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt

Flicks with The Film Snob

Jul 14 2025 | 00:03:32

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Show Notes

A black girl is being taught how to fish by her father. We see a close up of her hands turning the reel. “Not so fast,” he tells her. “Easy.” When she catches a fish she touches its scales with her fingers, feeling its curious texture. We see her face, with intense eyes, serious and still. A younger girl, her sister, is looking on. Eventually the father says “let’s go home,” but the girl pauses to touch the shallow water and hold some mud in her hand. This film is founded on the sense of touch more than sight or…

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