April 23 FRI 8:30pm:
“A Nite OUT”
A LITANY FOR SURVIVAL:
The Life and Work of Audre Lorde
(Directed by Ada Gay Griffin and Michelle Parkerson/1995/80mins.)
Raised in Harlem, the daughter of West Indian immigrants, “Audre Lorde was a pioneer in making available her voice as a teacher, a survivor, an activist, and a crusader against bigotry,” says filmmaker Ada Gay Griffin, who made A Litany for Survival with co-director Michelle Parkerson. The two spent eight years collaborating with Lorde, weaving together a richly textured portrait of a gifted, strong-willed woman who embraced life’s moments and focused her energies to fight for civil justice, women’s equality, and lesbian rights. “An inspirational testimony of a remarkable woman who continues to inspire a whole new generation of women today.”-QFest, 2009
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STORME: THE LADY OF THE JEWEL BOX
(Directed by Michelle Parkerson/1987/20mins.)
“It ain’t easy being green” is the favorite expression of Storme DeLarverie, a woman whose life flouted prescriptions of gender and race. During the 1950’s and 60’s she toured the black theater circuit as a mistress of ceremonies and the sole male impersonator of the legendary Jewel Box Revue, America’s first integrated female impersonation show and forerunner of La Cage aux Folles.
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