'Much of the world is getting to know the work of
Kathleen Collins - all the more to regret that she's not around to hear the praise. Kathleen Collins was a writer and filmmaker who died in 1988 of breast cancer. She was 46 years old. Her 1982 film,
Losing Ground, was one of the first features directed by an African-American woman. It never opened in theaters. But last year, the film sold out at Lincoln Center. And now her first collection of short stories has been published,
Whatever Happened To Interracial Love?
' --
NPR
Published on December 04, 2016 20:08