Sitting in Limbo: Museum Object and Cultural History
Sitting in Limbo: Date: 1986. Directed by: John N. Smith O.C., Canadian, born 1943. Subject of: Pat Dillon.
The object in the museum catalogue
A Canadian coming-of-age film with the title Sitting in Limbo. It consists of two (2) reels of 16mm polyester film with optical sound.
The film chronicles the budding relationship between Pat Clarke (Pat Dillon) and Fabian (Fabian Gibbs) after Pat learns that she is pregnant with Fabian's child. Fabian drops out of school and begins working in a factory to support Pat and their expected child. He also convinces Pat to move in with him and Pat agrees, against the advice of her friends. The rest of the film showcases the challenges and successes the couple achieves throughout the pregnancy.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1986
- Directed by: John N. Smith O.C., Canadian, born 1943
- Subject of: Pat Dillon
- Subject of: Fabian Gibbs
- Recorded by: Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican, born 1944
- Owned by: D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
- Type: sound films
- Type: color films (visual works)
- Type: 16mm (photographic film size)
- Medium: polyester film
- Dimensions: Duration (Reel 1): 44 Minutes
- Dimensions: Length (Film): 1600 Feet
- Dimensions: Duration (Reel 2): 37 Minutes
- Dimensions: Length (Film): 1300 Feet
- Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place filmed: Canada, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Families
- Topic: Film
- Topic: Independent films
- Topic: Parenthood
- Topic: Youth
- Object number: 2017.55.117.1ab
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Transferred from the DC Public Library
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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