The body of a poet : a tribute to Audre Lorde : warrior poet, 1934-1992 / producer, Barbara Nicholls ; written and directed by Sonali Fernando ; a Peripheral Vision production, for Channel Four Television and the Arts Council of England.
Publisher:
Distributed by Women Make Movies,
Copyright Date:
2010?
Description:
1 videodisc (29 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
This disc is a recorded DVD and may fail to play on some DVD equipment. Narrator, Sandi Russell, Medusa. Originally produced as British short film in 1995. "The film consists exclusively of the original works of Sonali Fernando, Ta'shia Asanti, Malkia Cyril and Suzette Mayr, and is not a dramatization of Audre Lorde's works."
Summary:
Centers on the efforts of a group of young lesbians of color to devise a fitting tribute to Audre Lorde. Its genre-bending celebration of the life and work of Audre Lorde, black lesbian poet and political activist, meshes diverse media conventions and techniques as it explores Lorde's trajectory from birth to death. Features the work of contemporary African American lesbian poets through voiceovers and film dramatizations.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)618706513
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.