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Kino Lorber Releasing Restored ‘Naked Acts’ on Blu-ray and DVD Feb. 18
January 28, 2025
Kino Lorber and Milestone Films Feb. 18 will release the 1996 independent film Naked Acts on Blu-ray Disc and DVD Feb. 18.
The film by Bridgett M. Davis has been digitally restored and remastered in 4K by Lightbox Film Center in collaboration with Milestone Film, from the 16mm A/B rolls preserved at the Indiana University Black Film Center & Archive.
In the film, aspiring actor Cicely (Jake-ann Jones) has just landed her first major role, but there’s a big problem: it requires a nude scene. Her mother was a Blaxploitation star known for her sex appeal, while Cicely is a survivor of sexual assault with life-long body image issues, all of which has left her with a strong aversion to disrobing in public. Now, with the support of her boyfriend Joel (Ron Cephas Jones, star of “This Is Us”), she attempts to get past her fear.
Celebrated as a key film in the canon of independent cinema by African-Americans in the 1990s, Naked Acts was included in the seminal anthology The 50 Most Influential Black Films by S. Torriano Berry.
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Bonus materials on the Blu-ray and DVD include:
- Archival Audio Commentary by Director Bridgett M. Davis and Star Jake-ann Jones (2000)
- Creative Detours (1992 short film by Bridgett M. Davis)
- Film Scholar Maya Cade interviews Director Bridgett M. Davis
- Last Wish (1992 short film by Bridgett M. Davis)
- Naked Acts at BAM Premiere (2024)
- Naked Acts Trailer
The Blu-ray version also includes additional archival interview footage with Bridgett M. Davis from the 1990s.