Film Series
Creatively Speaking Presents
The celebration and respect of women of color continues to be an underrepresented notion in mainstream media. This series offers a selection of films, all made by women of color, that cover a range of contemporary topics, from idealized notions of beauty and colorism, to family and identity, to sexuality and relationships.
Michelle Materre has more than 30 years of experience as a film producer, writer, arts administrator, and distribution and marketing specialist. She co-curated 2017’s widely celebrated series One Way or Another: Black Women’s Cinema, 1970-1991, which received a Film Heritage Award from the National Society of Film Critics and was called “the most important repertory series of the year” by The New Yorker.
A poignant portrait of pioneering playwright, feminist, and activist Lorraine Hansberry.
A selection of shorts made by women of color around the theme of identity.
Four documentary shorts made by women of color around the theme of relationships.