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The watermelon woman
6.9

The watermelon woman

Mar 05, 1997
Cheryl est une jeune lesbienne africaine-américaine qui travaille dans un vidéo club à Philadelphie avec sa meilleure amie Tamara. Cheryl commence à s’intéresser aux films des années 30 et 40 dans lesquels jouent des actrices noires et remarque que ces actrices ne sont la plupart du temps pas créditées. Elle se concentre sur une actrice noire de Philly, connue sous le nom de scène de The Watermelon Woman (La femme à la pastèque). Cheryl se lance dans un film documentaire qui prendra la forme d’une enquête sur la vie de cette actrice.
Drama
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Castro
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Now known internationally as the world's first "gay hometown," San Francisco's Castro District was a quiet, working-class neighborhood of European immigrants only a few decades ago. In this documentary, the story of the Castro's transformation is told by those who lived it, young and old, straight and gay. It's a tale of social upheaval, exuberant street culture, political assassination, and the inspiring coming-of-age of an entire community an ongoing saga even today.
Documentary
Jewelle: A Just Vision
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Du mouvement Black Power à la fin des années 60 à Boston, en passant par la lutte contre le sida au milieu des années 80 à New York, jusqu'au mariage pour tous au début des années 2010 à San Francisco, Jewelle: A Just Vision met en lumière la romancière, militante et philanthrope Jewelle Gomez, double lauréate du prix Lambda. Descendante des peuples autochtones Ioway et Wampanoag, et femme lesbienne noire âgée du Cap-Vert, Jewelle Gomez partage son pouvoir à travers les histoires d'une vampire vivant à l'époque de l'esclavage, d'ancêtres noires homosexuelles et d'avenirs féministes brillants.
Documentary
Tongues Untied
6.7

Tongues Untied

Mar 16, 1990
Marlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Essex Hemphill, celebrates Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary act. The film intercuts footage of Hemphill reciting his poetry, Riggs telling the story of his growing up, scenes of men in social intercourse and dance, and various comic riffs, including a visit to the "Institute of Snap!thology," where men take lessons in how to snap their fingers: the sling snap, the point snap, the diva snap.
Documentary
Anthem
4.4

Anthem

Jul 21, 1993
A collage of erotic images and a call to arms, with a feverish hip-hop energy that celebrates the lives of African American men.
Music
Tongues Untied
6.7

Tongues Untied

Mar 16, 1990
Marlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Essex Hemphill, celebrates Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary act. The film intercuts footage of Hemphill reciting his poetry, Riggs telling the story of his growing up, scenes of men in social intercourse and dance, and various comic riffs, including a visit to the "Institute of Snap!thology," where men take lessons in how to snap their fingers: the sling snap, the point snap, the diva snap.
Documentary