Legacy of Beauty
Beauty is currency, and for the black femme somedays are plentiful while others may feel sparse. These short ponder the way aesthetic informs the lived realities of the black femme.
safehouse directed by Ariella Tai
Wash Day directed by Kourtney Jackson
PICK directed by Alicia Harris
Kinky directed by Tayana Brumaire
Creating Looks directed by Stephanie Crawford
In Praise of the Shadow directed by Effy Kawira
Live Q+A with filmmakers moderated by Screening Committee Member Mariam Ali on Saturday Sept 5 @ 8:05pm.
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Legacy of Beauty: Preshow
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safehouse
An exploration into the alternative spaces where Black femmes practice community care.
Wash Day
Musings on the lives, rituals, and shifting understandings of beauty among Black femmes.
PICK
When Aliyah's hairstyle does not work out for her school's picture day, she decides to go to school with an afro.
Kinky
A coming of age story of a teenager learning to love her hair through her mother's eyes.
Creating Looks
The history of life and style at Spelman College as captured by the student run publication Looks Magazine.
In Praise of the Shadow
One stylistic take on fashion, identity, and vulnerability.
Legacy of Beauty Q+A
Live Q+A with filmmakers to start at 8:05 on Saturday night moderated by Mariam Hersi.
All events are Eastern Time.
Also screening
Black Girl Magic is given a variety of meanings in this shorts block program. Watch these Black Femmes use what they got to get what they need.
The Lobbyists directed by Thomas Pace
B.G.K directed by Blayre Pichon
EQ directed by Bashi Rose
The Kall directed by Barbara Mamabolo
Pigment directed by Henrietta Biayemi
The Black Baptism directed by Stephanie Diane Ford
Herald of Blue directed by Jacqueline CJ Barnes
Being perceived as an “Angry Black Woman” keeps certain Black femmes from expressing valid emotions. What happens when the anger is revered instead of suppressed
Keep Your Flowers directed by Sekou Browne
Sweet Rind directed by Andre Wynter
Omi directed by Vatora Godwin
Suicide By Sunlight directed by Niyatu
Combust by Tyler Washington
Rising Power: Building an Intersectional Justice Movement in the United States directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
To be femme, Black and horny… These shorts explore a space that’s not quite love, not necessarily romance, but certainly lust.
Tender directed by Felicia Pride
Sex is a God Thing directed by Zarinah Ali
Drip Like Coffee directed by Anaiis Cisco
"Friends" directed by Joy Lamont-Smith
So What Happens Next? directed by Sokhna Samb
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