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EMMA MAE [a.k.a. Black Sister's Revenge] (1976) is a brilliant film made by the late Jamaa Fanaka. Shot on location in Watts, California, and with a cast of mostly non-professional actors; this film is a great example of vivid and independent film making in the 1970s. This film is also part of the L.A. Rebellion movement, which featured several African-American filmmakers at UCLA during the late 60s and into the 70s. A naive woman from the Deep South moves in with her Aunt and family in Watts, C