NYC and LA Screenings of "The Souls of Black Girls" (Sat/Sun October 20-21)
Just heard about this and want to get out the word.
The Souls of Black Girls is a provocative news documentary that takes a critical look at media images–how they are instituted, established and controlled. The documentary also examines the relationship between the historical and existing media images of women of color and raises the question of whether they may be suffering from a self-image disorder as a result of trying to attain the standards of beauty that are celebrated in media images.
The documentary features candid interviews with young women discussing their self-image and social commentary from Actresses Regina King and Jada Pinkett Smith, PBS Washington Week Moderator Gwen Ifill, Rapper/Political Activist Chuck D, and Cultural Critic Michaela Angela Davis, among others. The Souls of Black Girls is a piece that attempts to provoke honest dialogue and critical thinking among women of color about media images and our present condition—internally and externally.
Saturday
New York – October, 20 2007 – 3:45P
Harlem International Film Festival (Schomburg Center)
515 Malcolm X Blvd (Corner of 135th Street)
Harlem , New York|33 10037
Los Angeles – October, 20 2007 – 6:00P
African American Film Marketplace and the S.E. Manly Short Film Showcase
5300 Melrose Ave
Hollywood , CA
Cost: 10.00
Sunday
October, 21 2007 – 3:30P
African American Film Marketplace and the S.E. Manly Short Film Showcase
5300 Melrose Ave
Hollywood , CA
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Thanks! I hope this gets to my neck of the woods–or gets picked up by national media.
I deeply believe, stigmas are our main enemy.
It is no racism, racists.
It is no poverty.
It is believing that we are inferior.
Somehow, unconsciously most of us do believe that we are inferior.
No political power would lift us from this hole/hollow self.
… and the worth is:
We are afraid of talking about it.
So I hope this work address it
without blaming others.
Thank you for the 4-1-1. I will keep on checking to see if it comes to my neck of the woods.
I’m there!!
This documentary looks really good and it’s much needed. Thanks for the tip.