Writers and Literature on Film
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A Litany For Survival: the Life and Work of Audre Lorde (90)
An epic portrait of award-winning Black, lesbian, poet, mother, teacher and activist, Audre Lorde.More Information -
A Litany For Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde (52)
An epic portrait of award-winning Black, lesbian, poet, mother, teacher and activist, Audre Lorde.More Information -
Edouard Glissant: One World in Relation
“Every diaspora is the passage from unity to multiplicity.” Manthia Diawara’s 2009 conversations with Édouard Glissant detail the latter’s theory of Relation and the concept of Tout-monde.More Information -
Audre Lorde - The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992
With testimony from Lorde's colleagues, students and friends, this film documents Audre Lorde's lasting legacy in Germany.More Information -
Scene Not Heard
Shot in Philadelphia, this documentary features the work of female Hip-Hop artists Lady B, Schoolly D, Rennie Harris, Bahamadia, and Ursula Rucker.More Information -
She Rhymes Like a Girl
Toni Blackman and the FreeStyle Union are challenging the male-dominated world of Hip-Hop and empowering women to speak their minds in freestyle workshops.More Information -
…I Told You So
Lawson Inada's poetry deals with the multicultural experiences of Asian Americans, is interwoven with scenes from his life as he visits the Chicano neighborhood where he grew up, plays with his son, and travels through the streets of downtown Fresno, California with its graffiti, bars and Nisei Barber Shop.More Information -
What Do You Call An Indian Woman Who's Funny?
This humorous and comedic documentary, brings the laughs and dreams of four Indian women cabaret performers while posing the questions: What is comedy and who defines it? Is it culturally specific, or can anyone enjoy the joke? Does comedy always have to come from a white perspective in Britain to be taken seriously?More Information -
Anomaly: A Documentary Film about Multiracial Identity
A Documentary Film about Multiracial IdentityMore Information -
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
NAS: TIME IS ILLMATIC delves deep into the making of Nas’ 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions that influenced its creation.More Information -
A Refutation of Time
A student from the Large Midwestern University receives an unusual e-mail message about the nature of time, tango singer Carlos Gardel, the humorist Will Rodgers, and writer Jorge Luis Borges.More Information -
Creative Detours
A young woman moves to New York City from the Midwest to develop her writing. Distracted from her new creative lifestyle, she is soon challenged by her best friend to work harder to foster her own growth as an artist.More Information
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