Film
Through Her Eyes: Contemporary Shorts By Women Of Color
- 7PM
Dir. Karen Martinez
2015, 29min
A poetic documentary that reflects on contemporary migrants’ sense of identity and belonging.
Dir. Luz Zamora
2017, 16min
Aura Taibel has cleaned other peoples’ homes for more than 30 years, but in her native Colombia, she is a real-estate entrepreneur. Through Aura’s eyes, we witness the challenges of living and working as an immigrant in the US.
Dir. Lisa Harewood
2013, 15min
A story of the Barbadian experience that explores universal conflicts of kinship, matriarchy, and family ties.
Dir. Amanda Brown
2014, 18min
When the filmmaker’s 86-year-old grandmother Mee-Mah was hospitalized after a stroke, her eight children became irreconcilably divided over her small estate. Black Heirlooms examines how we pass things on from one generation to the next, and where we are going wrong.
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.