Black women film and video makers have been producing shorts, documentaries and films since the early part of this century. Unfortunately, not only has their wo

Black women film and video makers have been producing shorts, documentaries and films since the early part of this century. Unfortunately, not only has their wo

Black women have long recognized the power of film for storytelling. For far too long, however, the cultural and historical narratives about film have not accou

An analysis of the ways that contemporary Black women filmmakers engage in acts of resistance through their filmmaking.

Given the ways in which spirituality functions in the work of such Black women writers and filmmakers as Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, Maya Angelou, Julie Dash