"black./womyn.:conversations..." hanifah on...

Hanifah Walidah talks about the importance of having older women in your life...part of a new documentary on lesbians of African descent...coming soon!.

"black./womyn.:conversations..." will be a feature length docu-film that will concern lesbians of African descent living in the U.S. It will include over 50 interviews with black lesbians of all ages /classes /nationalities/locations discussing a variety of topics including coming out, sexuality and religion, love and relationships, patriarchy, visibility in media, among others as well as a series of short vignettes representing the topics discussed. I'm hoping to provide a film that can encourage progressive dialogue between people on dealing with the image of the black lesbian and the stereotype that come with who black lesbians are portrayed to be. I hope to encourage conversation between black lesbians dealing with class and age, and the lack of communication between these groups and how that affects the overall unity between black lesbians as a group in society.

www.myspace.com/tionamproductions

check for updates:

http://blackwomynconversations.blogspot.com/

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• black
• lesbians
• documentary
• hanifah
• walidah
• tiona.m.
• activist

[tionanm]

black./womyn.: conversations with lesbians of african descent

Documentaries

(USA, 2008, 97 mins)

Directed By: tiona.m

NewFest Screening!!!!

Tue, Jun 9th 5:00pm

The School of Visual Arts Theatre 2

333 W 23rd St

New York, NY 10011

$14.00

[1trubreezy]

Who is this older gentleman?

[wawieism]

IS THIS A MAN?

[EyeWearMySunglasses]

she looks sooo South African i love her face and style

[MonkeyGeek09]

I love Hanifah Walidah....She is Dope

[1986purplegirl]

@Rage4thepeople ......Rage I understand where you are,but the key to being at peace with yourself begins w/ the spirit! I'm not talking about religion.I'm talking about spirituality! Start by reading books on improving your spirituality and becoming grounded and closer to source(GOD).Read books on Alice Walker,Big Mama Thorton,Barbara Jordan and all of the great Lesbians in OUR herstory! Every time you look in the mirror you are looking at beautiful lesbian herstory in the making.

[Rage4thepeople]

I've been hurting and longing for this kind of connection. I struggle to find myself as a young black masculine lesbian...I want to be the best woman I can be but I have so little references. Audre Lorde says its easier to be furious than it is to be yearning...I resent the old heads who have seen me lost and refused to offer me direction. I am dismissed as angry, outta control, youth...and yes I'm acting out to show that your influence is necessary in my life. -RFTP

[MrWarrenblue]

lesbians, you guys are homo's, simple and plain, stop with all the fancy names

[Politicx1984]

Her comments are righteous. It is so important to have someone older, an elder, to affirm you--especially when you are a person of color, a woman, or a person w/ same sex preference, or nontraditional gender presentation. These groups often have little visibility/or positive representation. So, to have a person thats been down that rode or taken that journey before give advice and love to somene coming up is imperative and disperately needed.

[thirdshift47]

The lovely,SHA EY!!!!!