Original script for I, Destini: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An original script for the film I, Destini on 14 sheets of white printing paper, bound together by a staple in the top left corner.

The front cover is blank except for text in the middle of the page that read [I, DESTINI / by / Destini Riley & Nicholas Pilarski].

Page 2 has directions for the Opening Sequence and includes Destini's opening monologue as well as the [Sequence of lions chasing and hunting an antelope]. Page 3 has the Car Sequence.

Pages 11 and 12 include the directions for the [COURT WAITING ROOM SEQUENCE], [LIVING ROOM SEQUENCE], [FEDERAL COURT, WINSTON-SALEM NC SEQUENCE], and the [BACK IN THE RILEY HOME SEQUENCE].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2013-2016
• Written by: Nicholas Pilarski, American
• Written by: Destini T. Riley, American
• Subject of: Lattina Lennon Riley, American
• Subject of: Carlos Riley, American
• Subject of: LeDarius Riley, American
• Subject of: Patricia Riley, American
• Subject of: Destini T. Riley, American
• Produced by: Sarah M. Bassett, American
• Type: screenplays
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
• Place made: United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Animation
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Independent films
• Topic: Journalism
• Topic: Mass media
• Topic: Nature
• Topic: Prisons
• Object number: 2018.94.5
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Destini T. Riley, Nicholas Pilarski, Lattina Lennon Riley, Sarah M. Bassett, Kathleen Lingo and The New York Times Company
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Destini T. Riley, Nicholas Pilarski, Lattina Lennon Riley, Sarah M. Bassett, The New York Times Company Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.