Cycles / Women Make Movies ; a film by Zeinabu Irene Davis ; story, Doris-Owanda Johnson ; produced, directed, & edited, Zeinabu irene Davis ; Wimmin with a Mission Productions, Mosaic Films.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Chéry, Marc Arthur, actor.

Davis, Zeinabu irene, 1961- actor, film producer, film director.

Ingram, Stephanie, actor.

Jackson, Munyungo, actor.

Johnson, Doris-Owanda, actor, screenwriter.

Wimmin with a Mission Productions, production company.

Mosaic Films, production company.

Women Make Movies (Firm), publisher, distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Menstrual cycle--Drama.

Menstrual cycle.

African American women--Drama.

African American women.

Yoruba rituals--Drama.

Yoruba rituals.

Coming of age--Drama.

Coming of age.

Genre:

Fiction films.

Short films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (17 min.)) : sound, black and white

Place of Publication:

[New York, New York] : Women Make Movies, [1989]

Summary:

Rasheeda Allen is waiting for her period, a state of anticipation familiar to all women. Drawing on Caribbean folklore, this exuberant experimental drama uses animation and live action to discover a film language unique to African American women.

Participant:

Stephanie Ingram, Darryl Munyungo Jackson, Marc Chery, Doris-Owanda Johnson, Zainabu Davis.

Credits:

Cinematography, Pierre Hermann Désir ; music by Miriam Makeba, Clora Bryant, Darryl Munyungo Jackson, Martha Jean-Claude.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 23, 2025).

ISBN:

1-62675-076-9

Publisher Number:

wm-cycles Docuseek2