What happens when 30 women of color--straight, gay and trans--get together in a classic Brooklyn Brownstone? A house party, of course. U People documents the humor, tensions, and tenderness shared among this eclectic group of often misunderstood individuals who one day joined forces on a less than typical music video shoot. The documentary dares to echo the oft despised question “who are you people?” to which the unabashed heroines and heroes candidly shout back. Visit myspace.com/upeoplethemovie for new trailers and information. If you can’t make it to the screenings please feel free to make a donation to the completion fund.
Hi, i love what ive seen from 'upeople' documentry! Am i able to assess this in England? We have a lesbian and gay film festival in London. Sending much love. Nia-nUBIAN.
CONTRIBUTORS NEEDED FOR BLACK SOUTHERN LESBIAN ANTHOLOGY We invite established and emerging scholars, non-affiliated intellectuals, activists, and creative writers who are black/lesbian/southern-identified (born and/or bred and/or [im]migrant) to write up to 2500 words (essay, fiction, nonfiction, drama, or interview) or up to 5 poems relevant to these ideas. Though we are interested in the following broadly construed topics, we will consider others not listed:
Marriage/civil unions/adoption/child rearing/family structures southern identities and genders within lesbian communities regional politics and lesbian culture migration(s) to the south/north southern lesbian history/ political figures (regional and local) being southern and queer on university campuses lesbians in HBCUs impact/intersections of spirituality/religiosity, gender and queerness queer(ing) representations of southern culture in film, lit and music place, space and landscapes in southern lesbian experience or representations butch/femme aesthetic and beyond the binary inter-racial relationships history of slavery and lesbian culture lesbian clubs, parties, circuits and production companies social activities political groups
Submit your work by email, as an attachment in MS word to Lmonda@juno.com and marlonRmoore@gmail.com Submit an abstract for essays and interviews; all other genres should meet word limitation standards. Include your name, mailing address, email address, and a bio WITHIN the .doc file with your piece, as submissions will be separated from emails to be read. DEADLINE DEC 1ST, 2008
