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A litany for survival : the life and work of Audre Lorde / a film by Ada Gay Griffin & Michelle Parkerson.
LIBRA VHS Videorecording 328
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lorde, Audre.
- Poets, American--20th century--Biography.
- African American women poets--20th century--Biography.
- Feminists--United States--Biography.
- African American lesbians--Biography.
- Biographical films.
- African American lesbians.
- African American women poets.
- Feminists.
- Poets, American.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Biographical films.
- Biographies.
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (55 min., 30 sec.) : sound, color and black and white ; 1/2 in.
- Other Title:
- Life and work of Audre Lorde
- System Details:
- VHS format.
- Summary:
- Audre Lorde, poet and lesbian-feminist talks about being lesbian and black in New York in the 1950s. Includes conversations and readings by Lorde and comments by other writers.
- Audre Lorde, poet and lesbian-feminist, talks about being lesbian and black in New York in the 1950s and her social/political activity; intercut with footage of social and political events which influenced her thought and development.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Larry Banks . [and others] ; editor, Holly Fisher.
- Notes:
- Dates vary: 1995 on cassette label.
- Includes public performance rights for University of Pennsylvania only. Streaming not allowed without a separate license. Resource Sharing not permitted.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- OCLC:
- 34403170
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