Africana Women Filmmakers
Spot Light on Julie Dash
Award-winning filmmaker Julie Dash is a native New Yorker who began her career in 1973. Her extensive filmography includes both short and full-length films as well as music videos and television shows. The BFC/A series will highlight some of her important films that express her vision and breadth, as well as challenges and inspires her audience.
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Tuesday, September 21 in room A201 at the
Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center
Illusions (1982;
34 min.)
This short black and white film is set in 1942 Hollywood during World War II. Issues of race, passing and power in a color-conscious world are portrayed.
Praise House
(1991; 25 min.)
Combining elements of music, dance and theater, this film explores the life of a working woman with the desire to express herself artistically.
Introduced by Leila Amine, graduate student in
African American and African Diaspora Studies.
Tuesday, October 19 in room A201 at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center
The Rosa Parks Story
(2002; 97 min.)
This is the story of Rosa Parks, whose heroic actions ignited the Civil Rights movement. Dash explores the interior life of Parks and the genesis of social dissent. This film earned her a Director's Guild of America nomination.
Introduced by Jennifer Heusel, graduate student in
African American and African Diaspora Studies and Art History.
Tuesday, November 16 in room 130 at Myers Hall
Daughters of the Dust
(1991; 112 min.)
Set in 1902, an intimate look at life in Gullah culture on the Sea Islands off the coast of Georgia and South Carolina. The lives of the women in the story are challenged by the past and future, ritual and change. This film is listed as one of the 100 most important films by the American Film Institute.
Introduced by Natasha Vaubel, Instructor
African American and African Diaspora Studies.
* * * All films begin at 7:00 pm * * *
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