Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-189) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : Becoming visible -- Unicorns : Black women filmmakers -- Work as passion : Love & basketball and Beyond the lights -- Y'all are my children : Eve's bayou and Night catches us -- Rebellious love : Middle of nowhere and Pariah -- Transformative beauty -- Appendices. Appendix A : Narrative feature films by Black women -- Appendix B : Tanya Hamilton interview -- Appendix C : Kasi Lemmons interview -- Appendix D : Gina Prince-Bythewood interview.
Summary:
"An analysis of the films of Black women directors--including Ava DuVernay, Tanya Hamilton, Dee Rees, Kasi Lemmons, and Gina Prince-Bythewood--the book examines how contemporary Black women filmmakers engage in acts of resistance through their filmmaking, using a theoretical lens at the intersection of Black feminism and womanism"-- Provided by publisher.
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