Film
The KKK Boutique ain't Just Rednecks + Take Your Bags
Introduction by Yasmina Price
Dirs. Camille Billops & James Hatch, 60min, DCP
A satirical and unflinching exploration of the many facets of contemporary racism, Billops and Hatch explore the many ways Americans have created, ignored, tolerated, participated in, and propagated racial prejudice. Told in a series of irreverent, campy skits offset by personal interviews and statements, the filmmakers offer a surreal corollary to Dante’s journey through hell in the Inferno with themselves as guides.
Dirs. Camille Billops & James Hatch, 11min, DCP
Billops’ examination of slavery and cultural theft traces the loss of cultural memory from enslaved Africans to their descendents, who confront images of their stolen artistry in the works of Picasso, Matisse, and others on the walls of modern art museums.
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Camille Billops creates piercing explorations of her own family’s history in her most celebrated works, about mothers and daughters struggling to both move on and reconnect.
Inspired by her aunt’s dalliance with a man half her age and the stories of men in her family, Billops uses personal history to unlock intimate explorations of women’s sexuality, romance, and masculinity.