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Some filmmakers experienced a rise to fame, while the names of other filmmakers are almost forgotten in the public memory.\u0026nbsp;Two years ago, I embarked on research to begin filming\u003Ci\u003E Nuestra Cuba\u003C\/i\u003E (Our Cuba), a documentary that follows the untold stories of the Institute of Cuban Cinematographic Art and Industry’s (ICAIC) first women and Afro-Cuban filmmakers: Sara Gomez and Gloria Rolando. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENuestra Cuba\u003C\/i\u003E invites dialogue amongst filmmakers, cultural producers, and scholars on the future of Cuban cinema, and the place it holds for the drastic minority of women in the Cuban filmmaking industry. The film confronts the long silence surrounding the impact of Gomez and Rolando not only in Cuba, but also in movements of counter cinema around the world.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: \u0026quot;interstate light\u0026quot;; font-size: medium;\"\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003EFor years in Cuba, cinema has been an integral part of the reshaping of the nation’s identity. The world would come to know many Cuban films by filmmakers such as Humberto Solas, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, or Manuel Octavio Gomez. The style of Cuban films after the revolution was distinct. It was a direct rejection of the escapism of Hollywood cinema at the time, and directing remained dominated by men.\u0026nbsp;Racial discrimination and the refusal to have a national dialogue on race that followed the revolution created even more difficulties for Afro-Cuban women in cinema.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECuba’s First Woman Director\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBorn in 1943 to a middle class black family, Sara Gomez was Cuba’s first woman to direct a film after the revolution. In her short lifetime, Gomez produced 18 films with ICAIC, and she was most recognized for her fiction film, with a documentary style, De Cierta Manera (One Way or the Other.) Before joining ICAIC, Gomez was a journalist. She studied literature and Afro-Cuban anthropology. The themes of her films include race, religion and women’s issues. Her film De Cierta Manera, through a strong female lead, encounters the topics of sexism and class based prejudice. Gomez had a very stylized approach to cinema. Her work would later influence the rising cinemas of Latin America in countries such as Brazil, Mexico and Argentina. Her work even reached the west coast of the United States as black filmmakers during the LA rebellion would turn to the work of Sara as inspiration to their own movement of counter cinema. In 1974, at the very young age of 31, Gomez passed away in the middle of the production of her last film, due to complications of stress and asthma. Gomez left behind a great legacy and footprint on Cuban cinema, yet the general public’s recognition of her life’s work barley scratches the surface.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/image2-26.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAfrocuban women actors on the set of Sara Gomez’s De Cierta Manera\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/image3-28_1.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EYoung Gloria Rolando in her home in Havana Vieja\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGloria Rolando and the Afro-Cuban perspective\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor over 35 years, since the passing of Sara Gomez, ICAIC would only produce one more Afro-Cuban woman director. Gloria Rolando began filmmaking in the 1990’s immediately following the fall of the Soviet Union and the start of the Special Period in Cuba. Gloria’s subject matter is heavily influenced by Sara Gomez, and in fact she makes and ode to Sara in her feature film, Roots of my Heart. Gloria’s films are centered on the importance of memory, and the unrecognized history of blacks in Cuba. In 1997, Rolando would release Eyes of the Rainbow a documentary following the life of Black Panther Assata Shakur, after her exile in Cuba. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: \u0026quot;interstate light\u0026quot;; font-size: medium;\"\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/image4-31.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGloria Rolando and Assata Shakur during the filming of Eyes on the Rainbow\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EUnlike Sara Gomez, Rolando was able to form her own independent filmmaking company, Voices of the Caribbean, based in Havana. Rolando has stated that lack of funding and issues of support for the concerns of Afro-Cuban history and narratives have pushed her company to seek alliances outside of Cuba. Writer and activist Alberto Jones explains that on every level; education, employment, and housing, that black women in Cuba are consistently handed the shorter stick. Jones has been writing regularly on issues concerning race in Cuba since 1998. In \u003Ci\u003ENuestra Cuba\u003C\/i\u003E, Jones shares that the outlook for black women Cuba is one of lessened opportunity. A dialogue for change, as Gloria Rolando presents in her films, is what is needed in Cuba. For many, it is a change that is long overdue.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor more information about how you can make the completion of the \u003Ci\u003ENuestra Cuba\u003C\/i\u003E film project a reality, please support the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/nuestra-cuba#\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENuestra Cuba\u003C\/i\u003E crowdfunding campaign\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/144169942\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAmberly\u0026nbsp;Alene Ellis is the Executive Director of Film For the People Productions and a\u0026nbsp;third year MFA candidate at American University.\u0026nbsp;Her documentary films and photography are dedicated to equality and social change in Latin America and the Caribbean. \u003C\/i\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/feeds\/2785744598371886553\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/2015\/11\/our-cuba-afrocuban-women-filmmaking-and.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4795190991801325380\/posts\/default\/2785744598371886553"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4795190991801325380\/posts\/default\/2785744598371886553"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/2015\/11\/our-cuba-afrocuban-women-filmmaking-and.html","title":"Our Cuba: Afrocuban Women, Filmmaking and Equality"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"For Harriet"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09683917312535044896"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795190991801325380.post-2383866262399374592"},"published":{"$t":"2015-10-12T19:10:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-10-12T19:11:15.021-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"black women filmmakers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"independent films"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movie trailers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movies"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"'Ori Inu' Tackles the Complexities of Identity for a Young Immigrant Woman"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-QRQxC0_ZtD0\/VhxEGNJTfDI\/AAAAAAAABoQ\/fyXbAuFWP8c\/s1600\/Film%2BStill.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EIdentity and conformity in America. These are the challenges the lead character Natalia Diaz must face in the upcoming film \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.oriinufilm.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOri Inu: In Search of Self\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. According to the sibling filmmakers — Director\/Writer Chelsea Odufu and Director\/Producer Emann Odufu — “Ori Inu: In Search of Self is a coming of age story about a young immigrant woman who must choose between conforming her identity and spirituality to the cultural norms of America or revisiting her roots in the Afro-Brazilian religion called Candomble.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe cast includes Tony Award winning actress Tonya Pinkins and Trae Harris, who starred in Sundance's Official Selection Newlyweeds. The film, which is has a heavy music influence, will feature performances by OSHUN NYC and the Grammy-nominated Les Nubians. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003EWatch the trailer below.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lbSziqkDgIw\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003EThe film, which earned over $15,000 in backing on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/797708192\/ori-inu-in-search-of-self-afro-futuristic-short-dr\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKickstarter\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, is currently in post-production. You can stay in the know about Ori Inu by liking the team’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/oriinufilm\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFacebook\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E or by following on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OriInuFilm\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETwitter\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/oriinufilm\/\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EInstagram\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EPhoto: Courtesy of\u0026nbsp;Chelsea Odufu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDeonna Anderson is Junior Editor at For Harriet. Follow her on Twitter \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamDEONNA\"\u003E@iamDEONNA\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/feeds\/2383866262399374592\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/2015\/10\/ori-inu-tackles-complexities-of.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4795190991801325380\/posts\/default\/2383866262399374592"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4795190991801325380\/posts\/default\/2383866262399374592"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/2015\/10\/ori-inu-tackles-complexities-of.html","title":"'Ori Inu' Tackles the Complexities of Identity for a Young Immigrant Woman"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-QRQxC0_ZtD0\/VhxEGNJTfDI\/AAAAAAAABoQ\/fyXbAuFWP8c\/s72-c\/Film%2BStill.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795190991801325380.post-7281795327325143182"},"published":{"$t":"2015-09-28T10:56:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-09-28T10:56:51.644-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"black women directors"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"black women filmmakers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"crowdfunding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"family"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"filmmaking"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"incarceration"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"independent films"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"'The Homecoming' Documents the Trials of Living with an Incarcerated Family Member"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-RNkBM14u4TM\/Vgk4o6VI_6I\/AAAAAAAABi8\/EuTCbclv8No\/s1600\/Homecoming%2Bcopy.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thehcmovie.com\/aboutfilmmakers\/\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPaulina Bugembe and Gabrielle Shepard\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E are filmmakers who are joining forces to direct and produce The Homecoming. The film is the story of Andy, a Black woman who is faced with the struggles that come with having a brother (Jackson) who is in and out of prison. “Andy wants nothing more than her family to come together and be her ideal version of happy,” said the filmmakers on their \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/thehomecomingmovie\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGoFundMe page\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. “When the family refuses to get on board for Jackson's coming home party from prison, she decides to make it happen on her own while dragging her family kicking and screaming along the way.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBugembe, director of the film, shares her personal ties to the main character’s story. “My brother has been in and out of prison for ten years. My family has been dealing with what that means for just as long,” she said in her \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thehcmovie.com\/aboutfilm\/\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Edirector’s statement\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Between her lived experiences and learning that 1 in 34 adult US citizens were under some form of correctional supervision, Bugembe decided to make a film that people with similar situations could relate to. “There are so many films told from the perspective of those who have gone to prison; I wanted to give a voice to their families and the lasting effect that it leaves on their lives.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/138165440\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELearn more about the film on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thehcmovie.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Etheir website\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and contribute to making the film a reality by contributing on their \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/thehomecomingmovie\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGoFundMe\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPhoto: The Homecoming Staff\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ci\u003EDeonna Anderson is Junior Editor at For Harriet. Follow her on Twitter \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamDEONNA\"\u003E@iamDEONNA\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/feeds\/7281795327325143182\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/2015\/09\/the-homecoming-documents-trials-of.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4795190991801325380\/posts\/default\/7281795327325143182"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4795190991801325380\/posts\/default\/7281795327325143182"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/2015\/09\/the-homecoming-documents-trials-of.html","title":"'The Homecoming' Documents the Trials of Living with an Incarcerated Family Member"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-RNkBM14u4TM\/Vgk4o6VI_6I\/AAAAAAAABi8\/EuTCbclv8No\/s72-c\/Homecoming%2Bcopy.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795190991801325380.post-4081007683017098919"},"published":{"$t":"2015-07-28T20:25:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-07-28T20:25:40.178-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"black women filmmakers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"documentaries"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"films"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"history"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"independent films"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"media"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"new films"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"science"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\"Rediscovering the Scientist\" Looks at Erasure of People of Color in Western Science"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-gxUrsNJnw30\/VbfuqQ4Fs4I\/AAAAAAAADn0\/jqBk14AzfrI\/s1600\/rediscscien.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003Eby Aleshea Harris\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“People could not heal if they did not know the truth,” declares Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu early in filmmaker \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.lydiamariehicks.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELydia Hicks\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E’ new documentary-in-progress, \u003Ci\u003ERediscovering the Scientist\u003C\/i\u003E. Indeed, healing by way of seeking truth is the major driving force of this absorbing new film, which critically examines erasure of people of color in science history and highlights multicultural contributions to the field. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBy fixing her lens on the oft ignored or actively silenced voices of black and brown people, Hicks brings an empowering, more pluralistic narrative to the forefront; one that acknowledges modern western science owes a debt (whether it is willing to admit it or not) to countless unnamed and uncredited black and brown people globally.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C!-- For Harriet Sidebar #1 --\u003E\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"4674111539\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 250px; width: 300px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVividly animated and moving deftly through the ages, \u003Ci\u003ERediscovering the Scientist\u003C\/i\u003E charts a young woman’s journey from disillusionment with an exclusionary narrative to a proactive confrontation with it. Hicks reaches into history, unflinchingly exploring such things as the inception of racism and childbirth-as-industry while engaging the present through interviews with such luminaries as Dr. Vandana Shiva, Dr. Molefi Asante, and Max Dashu.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis important film successfully claps back at racist and sexist mythologies by highlighting and dismantling their origins.  With \u003Ci\u003ERediscovering the Scientist\u003C\/i\u003E, Hicks has created a buoyant reclamation of the ingenuity of those in the margins, the kind of truth that will surely lead to necessary healing.   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe project is in its final stages.  You can help to bring it to completion by making a donation \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/lydiamariehicksfilms\/rediscovering-the-scientist-animated-documentary-r\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EYou can also check out the film's three trailers below:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NBoDZhQN-nE?list=PLHxx7I9Es_Nd2Hd15UOQF9CErGsN1BjYq\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAleshea Harris am a playwright, poet and instructor of World Theatre Text at California Institute of the Arts. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C!-- Large --\u003E\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/feeds\/4081007683017098919\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/2015\/07\/rediscovering-scientist-looks-at.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4795190991801325380\/posts\/default\/4081007683017098919"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4795190991801325380\/posts\/default\/4081007683017098919"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/2015\/07\/rediscovering-scientist-looks-at.html","title":"\"Rediscovering the Scientist\" Looks at Erasure of People of Color in Western Science"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-gxUrsNJnw30\/VbfuqQ4Fs4I\/AAAAAAAADn0\/jqBk14AzfrI\/s72-c\/rediscscien.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795190991801325380.post-6262804861813543847"},"published":{"$t":"2015-07-07T15:32:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-07-07T15:32:29.027-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"#BlackLivesMatter"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"black history"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"black women filmmakers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"documentaries"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"films"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lennon Lacy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lynching"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"racism"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"violence"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Documentary \"Always in Season\" Aims to Shed Light on the Historical Impact of Lynching"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-b4BsFZt6scc\/VZs2W3kJ6EI\/AAAAAAAADZQ\/c3PvXsi9DZM\/s1600\/Screen%2Bshot%2B2015-07-06%2Bat%2B7.14.17%2BPM.png\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003ETrigger warning: disturbing images and fictionalized depictions of brutality, violence, and death\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJacqueline Olive is a documentary filmmaker living in Florida. Her most recent project is the feature film, \u003Ci\u003EAlways in Season\u003C\/i\u003E, which aims to explore the history of violence and terrorism that Blacks faced through lynching, as well as ongoing efforts to reconcile and seek justice for the heinous race-based murders of Black people for over a century.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe film focuses on four communities affected by lynching, particularly relatives and descendants of both lynching victims and perpetrators. By doing so, the documentary hopes to show how each community is \"grappling with how best to acknowledge the victims, repair the damage, and reconcile—all in the midst of pushback and heated national discourse about the value of black lives.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C!-- For Harriet Sidebar #1 --\u003E\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"4674111539\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 250px; width: 300px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOlive is currently fundraising via IndieGoGo to secure funds to complete the film. On the film's \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/always-in-season-a-documentary-film#\/story\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIndieGoGo page\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, she describes what motivated her to make \u003Ci\u003EAlways in Season\u003C\/i\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAs an African American mother of a 17-year old son\u003C\/b\u003E—who I can remember sleeping next to me on the floor of the edit suite while I co-created my first film ten years ago—\u003Cb\u003EI am particularly alarmed by the number of vigilante and police killings of black and brown people today (4 times a week) that mirrors the rate of lynching at its height.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOn August 29, 2014, Lennon Lacy, 17, the same age as my son, was found hanging from a swing set in Bladenboro, NC.\u003C\/b\u003E  We recently traveled to Bladenboro to tell Lennon's story and filmed with his mother Claudia, who grieves as she seeks justice for a son that she, and many others, suspect was lynched.  Lennon Lacy's life matters, as do the lives of the victims of lynching who were often brutalized out of their humanity.  Their lives matter.  The details of the circumstances of their deaths matter.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWatch the trailers from \u003Ci\u003EAlways in Season \u003C\/i\u003Ebelow.\u003C\/b\u003E You can also visit the film's \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/always-in-season-a-documentary-film#\/story\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIndieGoGo page\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E to read more about the film and contribute to the fundraiser.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/128913378?color=f5eded\u0026amp;title=0\u0026amp;byline=0\u0026amp;portrait=0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/130213486?color=f5eded\u0026amp;title=0\u0026amp;byline=0\u0026amp;portrait=0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EPhoto: Always in Season \/ Vimeo\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003EMichelle Denise Jackson is Senior Editor at For Harriet. You can follow her on Twitter @MichelleJigga or reach her via email: michelle@forharriet.com.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C!-- Large --\u003E\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/feeds\/6262804861813543847\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/2015\/07\/documentary-always-in-season-aims-to.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4795190991801325380\/posts\/default\/6262804861813543847"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4795190991801325380\/posts\/default\/6262804861813543847"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/2015\/07\/documentary-always-in-season-aims-to.html","title":"Documentary \"Always in Season\" Aims to Shed Light on the Historical Impact of Lynching"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-b4BsFZt6scc\/VZs2W3kJ6EI\/AAAAAAAADZQ\/c3PvXsi9DZM\/s72-c\/Screen%2Bshot%2B2015-07-06%2Bat%2B7.14.17%2BPM.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795190991801325380.post-7663028014289300864"},"published":{"$t":"2015-07-01T22:40:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-07-01T22:41:53.492-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"black women directors"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"black women filmmakers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bree Newsome"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"film"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Watch this Short Film by the Courageous Activist Who Took Down the Confederate Flag"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-nbfLUcYsufE\/VZQF5jpbkdI\/AAAAAAAAA1s\/-jsp5-uePto\/s1600\/maxresdefault.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/breenewsome.com\/\"\u003EBree Newsome\u003C\/a\u003E continues to amaze us. The courageous activist who \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/2015\/06\/bree-newsome-is-our-hero-for-her.html#axzz3eSgIxmXB\"\u003Etook down\u003C\/a\u003E the Confederate Flag in South Carolina is also an award winning artist and creative. Before becoming one of our heroes, she created a short film titled \"WAKE.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWritten, produced, directed \u0026amp; edited by Bree Newsome, \"WAKE\" is a film \"steeped in the southern gothic tradition.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003EHere's a description of the short film: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EA repressed woman murders her domineering father, freeing herself to pursue her heart’s desire. Using a local folk magic called “root work”, she conjures a demon to aid her in creating the man of her dreams— but soon finds herself in a waking nightmare.\u003C\/blockquote\u003EThis film has won Best Short Film at BET Urban World Film Festival \u0026amp; the Outstanding Independent Short Film award in the 2012 Black Reel Awards.\u003Cbr \/\u003ECheck it out below.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Njq3EOKsf10\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/feeds\/7663028014289300864\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/2015\/07\/watch-this-short-film-by-courageous.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4795190991801325380\/posts\/default\/7663028014289300864"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4795190991801325380\/posts\/default\/7663028014289300864"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/2015\/07\/watch-this-short-film-by-courageous.html","title":"Watch this Short Film by the Courageous Activist Who Took Down the Confederate Flag"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-nbfLUcYsufE\/VZQF5jpbkdI\/AAAAAAAAA1s\/-jsp5-uePto\/s72-c\/maxresdefault.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795190991801325380.post-97098045887153455"},"published":{"$t":"2015-06-22T18:02:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-06-22T18:23:13.264-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ava Duvernay"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"black women filmmakers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"film"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ava DuVernay Is Not Ashamed Of Labeling Herself As A 'Black Woman Filmmaker'"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-61gEoe4bMoY\/VYIETgjniQI\/AAAAAAAAAm4\/9LlIvxeCdIY\/s1600\/ava_duvernay_a_l.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn an interview for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.makers.com\/\"\u003EAOL’s MAKERS series\u003C\/a\u003E, Ava DuVernay shared her thoughts on the lack of\u0026nbsp;women in film and how her identity as a black woman filmmaker.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“I know and I’ve heard of people saying, ‘I don’t want to be defined as a woman filmmaker’ or ‘I don’t want to be defined as a black filmmaker,’ all good with me, but I want to be defined as a ‘black woman filmmaker,’ because that’s the lens through which I’m working,” she said. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDuVernay asserts that people shouldn't have to hide their identity to fit into the structure of mainstream culture.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E “That is my gaze. I’m proud of it. I don’t feel like it’s any less or limiting. I’m a black woman filmmaker and my films are just as valid as the white man filmmaker and whoever else,” she added.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIt is great to see DuVernay continue to proudly embrace her black womanhood!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EView the entire series \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.makers.com\/moments\/im-black-woman-filmmaker\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/pshared.5min.com\/Scripts\/PlayerSeed.js?sid=281\u0026amp;width=480\u0026amp;height=401\u0026amp;playList=518876081\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/on.aol.com\/video\/im-a-black-woman-filmmaker---ava-duvernay-makers-moment-518876081\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10px;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EI'm a Black Woman Filmmaker - Ava DuVernay MAKERS Moment\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EImage: AP Images\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/feeds\/97098045887153455\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/2015\/06\/ava-duvernay-is-not-ashamed-of-labeling.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4795190991801325380\/posts\/default\/97098045887153455"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4795190991801325380\/posts\/default\/97098045887153455"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/2015\/06\/ava-duvernay-is-not-ashamed-of-labeling.html","title":"Ava DuVernay Is Not Ashamed Of Labeling Herself As A 'Black Woman Filmmaker'"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-61gEoe4bMoY\/VYIETgjniQI\/AAAAAAAAAm4\/9LlIvxeCdIY\/s72-c\/ava_duvernay_a_l.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795190991801325380.post-6520708455241812873"},"published":{"$t":"2015-06-15T11:10:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-06-15T11:10:49.677-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Alzheimer’s Disease"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"black women filmmakers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"crowdfunding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"film"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"These Filmmakers Shed Light on a Disease that Disproportionately Affects Black Women"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ov7qRa-BciQ\/VXnvq1I_DbI\/AAAAAAAAAYc\/b7eoUnkyF0U\/s1600\/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-06-11%2Bat%2B12.58.17%2BPM.png\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EElle Johnson and Dime Davis are creating a film to tell stories of a disease that has affected their loved ones. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/sugarthefilm.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is the story of Charlie and Mimi, an unconventional mother-daughter duo who are dealing with Alzheimer’s Disease. Did you know 1 in 9 older Americans has Alzheimer’s disease? And that almost two-thirds are women? And odds are, half of those women \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.alz.org\/africanamerican\/\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Eare African American\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E? Johnson and Davis thought about their mothers, aunts and grandmothers in development of the film. On their Indiegogo campaign page, they write, “Beyond monetary contributions, spreading the word about SPHB goes a long way. Sparking a conversation about mental health in the black community is just as important. The topic has been taboo for far too long.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- For Harriet Sidebar #1 --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"4674111539\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 250px; width: 300px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHere’s a synopsis of the film:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EAfter being away for quite a while, Charlie returns home to find that the one person she can’t live without has quickly deteriorated into a woman she hardly knows.  Through tears, laughter, stirring memories, and a collection of vinyl records, Charlie struggles to hold on to the Mimi she once knew.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EAt its core, SUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH is a story about love, strength, and survival.  Oh, and music.  Lots and lots of incredible music.  In fact, it’s exactly that original 60s soul soundtrack, combined with vividly detailed flashbacks, and a beautifully southern setting that has us so excited to make SPHB.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/129066769?title=0\u0026amp;byline=0\u0026amp;portrait=0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/129066769\"\u003ESugar Pie, Honey Bunch on IndieGoGo\u003C\/a\u003E from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/dimedavis\"\u003EDime Davis\u003C\/a\u003E on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/\"\u003EVimeo\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConsider \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/sugar-pie-honey-bunch#\/story\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Econtributing\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E to this story that needs to be told. Connect with the creators on Instagram \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/ellemagazine\/\"\u003E@ElleMagazine\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/dimedavis\/\"\u003E@DimeDavis\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/SugarTheFilm\/\"\u003E@SugarTheFilm\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPhoto: Vimeo\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ci\u003EDeonna Anderson is Junior Editor at For Harriet. You can follow her on Twitter\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamDEONNA\"\u003E@iamDEONNA\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/feeds\/6520708455241812873\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/2015\/06\/these-filmmakers-shed-light-on-disease.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4795190991801325380\/posts\/default\/6520708455241812873"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4795190991801325380\/posts\/default\/6520708455241812873"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/2015\/06\/these-filmmakers-shed-light-on-disease.html","title":"These Filmmakers Shed Light on a Disease that Disproportionately Affects Black Women"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ov7qRa-BciQ\/VXnvq1I_DbI\/AAAAAAAAAYc\/b7eoUnkyF0U\/s72-c\/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-06-11%2Bat%2B12.58.17%2BPM.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});