Where to Watch The Death of Tom (2008)

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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Death of Tom' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Death of Tom' right now, here are some finer points about the flick.

Released January 1st, 2008, 'The Death of Tom' stars The movie has a runtime of about 23 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from respected users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "For this project Ligon originally intended to re-create the last scene of a 1903 silent film adaptation of the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin from 1852. In the film, white actors in blackface played the principal roles. Tom, the film's protagonist and a slave, dies in the final scene, and images of the future—including the end of the American Civil War and the emancipation of slaves—materialize behind him. After footage of his reenactment was processed, Ligon discovered that the film was blurred and the imagery had disappeared. Leaving the footage unedited, he added a commissioned score played by the jazz pianist Jason Moran. In the final work, a cinematic scenario deeply intertwined with the complex and painful history of representations of ethnic difference has been transformed into a series of abstract black, white, and gray traces." .