Dreams Deferred: The Sakia Gunn Film Project

The loss of 15 year old Sakia Gunn is explored in the wake of the gay hate murder that ended her life. A look at the intersections of gender-identity, homophobia, racism and class in this homage to this young aggressive and her community. A co-production with Third World Newsreel, this documentary will premiere at the NewFest on June 10th, and is now available for institutional and community purchase from TWN.

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• LGBT
• Youth
• Black
• Urban

[Karewmoz]

r.i.p. Sakia...

I saw it on the news and I never forgot it. At the pride parade, a group held up many deceased lgbt folks of color that i never heard of before.

thats sad.

[YungxXClover]

15!? MY GOD ! R.I.P SAKIA

[nickstout513]

Your vid went viral on Algeria

[edwolf1127n]

This video is popular on Ottawa

[loversarelunatics]

i remember when i heard about this it was before i accepted i was a lesbian. i didnt want to allow it to move me. i thought "that's sad" and left it at that. watching this now elicits so many emotions and im crying because i am sakia gunn. every black lesbian in america is sakia gunn.

[bugs03]

Wow im so shocked, I never heard about this before & Im from Jersey myself & I am also a Lesbian. Damn why shit like this dont qet out there!

[febreeze6991]

R.I.P. SAKIA GUNN

[samthegreat11111]

Im 14 bisexual male..Dam i didn't know about this until i was on facebook and i live in ny wow that's just crazy! R.I.P ugh i just can't stand someone being killed because of they sexuality.I just can't stand people getting killed for stupid reason.

[Wolfbloodvamps171]

What happened to Matthew & Sakia was horrible. However their murders are completely different. Matthew was tied to a fence, tortured, & pistol whipped. Sakia was stabbed in the chest & bleed to death. Both are horrible and sad. If there was a national outcry about Sakia's death like for Matthew the Westboro Baptist Church would have protested at her funeral. There is going to be likely another national outcry for a future LGBT youth who is murdered in a horrific and brutal way. Hate won't stop.

[TheLove2braid]

this video made my whole body have chills and shiver...

[realkarma27]

The media never covered this like they should have...being apart of the LGBT family I'm...I'm sad that the city of NJ...has failed to do what they told the family they would do.