Twice as Nice explained

Twice as Nice
Director:Jessie Maple
Starring:Pamela McGee
Paula McGee
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke
Producer:Jessie Maple
Leroy Patton
Cinematography:Jessie Maple
Runtime:70 min.
Language:English
Country:United States

Twice as Nice is a 1989[1] drama film directed by Jessie Maple and starring Pamela McGee, Paula McGee, and Cynthia Cooper-Dyke.[2] [3] It was Maple's second feature, making her the first African-American woman to direct two feature films.[4] [5]

Premise

The film follows twins Caren and Camilla Parker (played by real-life twins Pamela and Paula McGee), two young college basketball stars at Columbia University, as they navigate talent, competition, and relationships while vying for the first female MBA pick.

Cast

Themes

This film shed light on women basketball players and was released years before the WNBA was created.[6] The plot examines sisterhood, success, and competition, while the camera captures mundane moments and transform them into an intimate and humanist study on family.

Production

This was Maple's second feature film, released eight years after her debut Will. Maple hired non-professional actors, such as WNBA player and coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke.[7] [8]

Poet and actress S. Pearl Sharp wrote the screenplay.

Restoration

In 2015, Twice as Nice was one of 57 films saved by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.[9] The restoration was made possible when the Academy Film Archive uncovered the original picture and track elements at the DuArt Film Lab. The final restoration will be "a 16mm preservation element, a 16mm release print, and a digital master of the film".[10]

Screenings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Twice As Nice. Film Society of Lincoln Center. 24 August 2017.
  2. Web site: Jessie Maple Collection, 1971-1992. Black Film Center/Archive. Indiana University. 24 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Jessie Maple. IMDB. 24 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Twice As Nice. Film Society of Lincoln Center. 24 August 2017.
  5. Web site: Sisters in Cinema - Feature Films Directed by African American Women. www.sistersincinema.com. Sisters in Cinema. 24 August 2017.
  6. Web site: Twice as Nice: Calendar: IU Cinema: Indiana University Bloomington. www.cinema.indiana.edu. 24 August 2017. en.
  7. Web site: 57 Films To Be Saved Through the NFPF's 2015 Preservation Grants. www.film-foundation.org. National Film Preservation Foundation. 24 August 2017.
  8. Web site: Jessie Maple's Twice as Nice at IU Cinema, Sunday, Jan. 29. Black Film Center/Archive. 26 January 2017.
  9. Web site: From Negatives to Digital: Preserving the History of Film. publishingsolutionsgroup.com. 24 March 2016 . Publishing Solutions Group. en.
  10. Web site: Harbison. Marah. Black Film Center/Archive receives grants for preservation project, symposium. Indiana University.