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Black womyn : conversations with lesbians of African descent / a film by Tiona M ; executive producer, director, and writer, Tiona McClodden.
LIBRA DVD 018 200
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American lesbians.
- Minority lesbians--United States.
- Minority lesbians.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition:
- Institutional library & university license edition.
- Other Title:
- Black women
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Tiona McClodden, [2011]
- System Details:
- DVD format, NTSC, region 1, 4:3 ratio; digital.
- digital
- optical
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- A documentary film focusing on the lives and views of lesbians of African descent from various backgrounds. Interviews were conducted with close to 50 out black lesbians including Cheryl Clarke, Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Staceyann Chin, Michelle Parkerson, KIN (IQ & NOR), and Fiona Zedde.
- Contents:
- Coming out
- Discrimination & homophobia
- Sexuality & religion
- Visibility in the media
- Activism
- Gender roles & identities
- Love & relationships
- Marriage
- Balancing gender, race, & sexuality
- What it means to be a black lesbian.
- Credits:
- Editor, Tiona McClodden ; original music, Monica N. Dillon.
- Notes:
- Originally produced in 2008-2009.
- Edition statement from disc label.
- Special features include: Making of Black womyn: interview with Tiona M. -- outtakes -- trailer -- deleted segments [on] racism, youth and elders, patriarchy and the black man.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Louis A. Duhring Fund.
- OCLC:
- 703605328
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