anyone who tries to tell a story with integrity and truth
Directors
Julie Dash, Isaac Julien, Derek Jarman, Spike Lee back in the day
Awards
Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame (BD Women) Outfest - Outstanding Documentary Short (Legacy)San Diego Women’s festival - Best Experimental Film (Legacy)
Festivals
London Lesbian and Gay Film FestivalAfrican in the PictureOutfestSan Diego Women’s Film FestivalCopenhagen Lesbian and Gay Film FestivalBlack Filmmakers Film FestivalParis Lesbian and Gay Film FestivalCineffableSeattle Black PrideReel AffirmationsImages of Black Women Film Festival
The films of BlackmanVision include
Paradise Lost (GB 2003) 25 mins A personal exploration of homosexual life in Trinidad & Tobago.
Legacy (GB 2006) 17 mins The effect of 400 years of slavery on the intimate reationships of the slaves descendants.
Fem (GB 2007) 9 mins 30 secs A butch homage to the power of and beauty of queer femininity.
Anyone who signs up to the
BlackmanVision Radical Film Manifesto
Get your hands on equipment. Any equipment will do. Don’t be fussy; just practise your craft.
Read books. Can’t afford them – borrow them/order them from the library
Learn about your personal histories. Talk to your family. What are their stories?
Look beneath the collective lies from your own culture and background and don’t be afraid to be true to your own reality.
Don’t compare yourself to other filmmakers. You are unique.
Learn about film history and culture from your country and internationally
Don’t be put off if people find your work challenging and sometimes argue angrily with you. If you want to be popular enter a beauty contest don’t be a filmmaker
Finish your film to the best quality you can afford
Get money from anyone you can. If you are not a good business person, get someone who is. If the funders don’t give you money make your film anyway
Get together an informal support network to give you feedback on your projects – formal takes too much time and effort.
Photographs of David Porter’s exhibition ‘Furore’ at the Jago Gallery Redchurch Street, pics of the private view and of the artworks! Follow this link>
THE XPOSED INTERNATIONAL QUEER SHORT FILM
FESTIVAL
WILL HIT THE SCHWUZ WITH AN AMAZING NEVER
BEFORE COMPILED PROGRAM OF QUEER SHORT FILMS FROM TURKEY
PLUS
THE PARTY OF THE WEEK, THE XPOSED PARTY
WITH FREE SHOTS and MUSIC by Desolation Disko King, Das Ponymädchen, Mikki P and
Direct from Australia – Seymour Butz! Plus a konzert by SO LOW SUICIDE!
7:00p + Monday, April 13, 2009 3719 3rd Ave South (Bottletree Cafe) A Birmingham SHOUT Fundraiser
Set in an all-male school, the story follows Timothy who suffers the wrath of his homophobic classmates. He withdraws into his imagination where macho rugby players morph into dancing fairies decked in go-go boy attire. When asked to star in the school play he first balks at acting. As Timothy eventually embraces the mischievous character of Puck, he finds the secret to a magical pansy that seems to turn people gay! He then puckishly imposes a new reality by turning much of his narrow-minded town gay, beginning with the rugby-jock of his dreams.
One Night Only limited seating available $10 advance, $12 day of event Students and SHOUT members are always $7
Hey Beautifull! I would like to introduce to you Kia Hamm: Black Lesbian of the Month on Organik B.L.U! We are in awe of our beauty, our sexuality and our PRIDE! Thank you for being a part of our family!
