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I couldn't choose just one. So you choose at
least one of the following nine (9) videos. Most of these are about
30 minutes; a few are longer, and one is 10 minutes (but hey, you'll
have time for another one too!). At the end of this list, you'll see
a film "Miss India Georgia" which although its not specifically
about African American women, does I believe raise interesting
questions about cultural construction of race/gender/ and
"America"/citizenship, certainly topics germane to the class (and
the Ain't I A Beauty
Queen reading).
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PS: The
response question will be emailed to you next week. Have a great
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Lockin' up
[videorecording] / Nyame na oye Productions; produced, directed
& edited by T. Nicole Atkinson.
New York, NY: Women Make Movies,
c1997.
1 videocassette (29 min.): sd., col. with b&w
sequences; 1/2 in.
UMCP HBK Nonprint Media Srvs: Desk VHS
Videocassette - TT972 - .L63 1997
Narrator, T. Nicole Atkinson.
By letting her hair coil into dreadlocks,
Jamaican-born filmmaker T. Nicole Atkinson challenges society's and
her own conflicted notions of beauty. This
film surveys the origins and cultural significance of dreadlocks,
including the stereotypes which reflect the racism inherent in
Western standards of beauty.
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Nappy [videorecording] / Howard University and
Peazey Head Productions presents; written and directed by Lydia Ann
Douglas.
New York, NY: Women Make Movies,
c1997.
1 videocassette (28 min.): sd., b&w; 1/2
in.
UMCP HBK Nonprint Media Srvs: Desk VHS
Videocassette - TT972 - .N36 1997
Director of photography, editor, Lydia Ann
Douglas; music, Synia and Jeff McQuillian.
Ten African American women discuss the reasons
why they chose to stop straightening their hair and go natural. The
video also touches on the consequences of their decisions and on the
importance and significance of hairstyles in African American
culture.
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Hair piece a film for nappy-headed people
videorecording: / produced by Ayoka Chenzira; written by Ayoka
Chenzira; animation, Ayoka Chenzira.
New York: Women Make Movies, 1985.
1 videocassette (10 min.): sd., col.; 1/2
in.
UMCP HBK Nonprint Media Srvs: Desk VHS
Videocassette - TT972 - .H35 1985
Still photographer, Ann Chapman; editors, Joseph
Burton, Ayoka Chenzira; narrator, Carol-Jean
Lewis.
An animated satire on Black consciousness from
the perspective of hair styling.
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Black, bold & beautiful [videorecording] :
Black women's hair /
director, Nadine Valcin ; producers, Jennifer Kawaja, Julia Sereny ;
a Sienna Films
production in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada and in
association with CBC Newsworld.
New York, N.Y.: Distributed by Women Make Movies,
c1999.
1 videocassette (40 min.): sd., col. with b&w
sequences; 1/2 in.
UMCP HBK Nonprint Media Srvs: Desk VHS
Videocassette - TT972 - .B63 1999
Originally produced as a
motion picture in 1998. Directors of photography, Carolyn Wong,
Basil C. Young, Rion Gonzales ; editors, David New, Ricardo
Acosta; narrator, Jemeni ; music, Rohan
Staton.
Explores the importance of various hairstyles of
Afro-American women and how these styles define the personal
identity of each woman.
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Middle passage-n-roots [videorecording] / Jezebel
Filmworks in association with the National Black Programming
Consortium; director/producer/writer, Ada M. Babino. [Los Angeles,
Calif.] : Urban Media Entertainment;
New York, NY: Carousel Film & Video,
c1995.
1 videocassette (30 min.): sd., col. with b&w
sequences; 1/2 in.
UMCP HBK Nonprint Media Srvs: Desk VHS
Videocassette - TT972 - .M53 1995
Nahisha T. Pettit,
Antoni Sullivan. Director of photography,
Marcus Smith; music, Jon A.
Ware, Sr.
Examines attitudes about hair and its connection
to self-image and self-worth. Afros, processed, corn rows, braids
and dreds are all explored and explained.
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Black women on
[videorecording]: the light, dark thang / senior producer, Celeste
Crenshaw; written & directed by Celeste Crenshaw, Paula Caffey;
Black Women On Productions, Inc.
New York, NY: Distributed by Women Make Movies,
c1999.
1 videocassette (52 min.): sd., col.; 1/2
in.
UMCP HBK Nonprint Media Srvs: Desk - VHS
Videocassette - E185.625 - .B59 1999
Originally produced as a
motion picture in 1998.
Cinematographer, Marcus Smith; editor, Joaquin
Martinez; narrator, Camille McCurty
Ali.
African American women, representing a variety of
hues, speak candidly about the longstanding "caste system" that
permeates black society and share personal stories about how being
too light or too dark has profoundly influenced their life and
relationships.
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Perfect image?
[videorecording] / produced by Sankofa Film & Video Ltd.;
written and directed by Maureen Blackwood.
New York, NY: Women Make Movies,
1988.
1 videocassette (31 min.): sd., col.; 1/2
in.
UMCP HBK Nonprint Media Srvs: Desk VHS
Videocassette - E185.86 - .P467 1988
Amanda Symonds, Irma
Inniss. Music, Julian Nofr.
Film examines stereotypical images of black women
and explores women's own ideas of self worth. Using two actresses
who constantly change their personae, the film poses questions about
how black women see themselves and each other and the pitfalls that
await those who internalize the search for the "perfect
image".
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Two dollars and a dream videorecording / produced
and directed by Stanley Nelson.
New York: Filmakers Library,
c1987.
1 videocassette (52 min.): sd., col. &
b&w; 1/2 in.
UMCP HBK Nonprint Media Srvs: Desk VHS
Videocassette - HD9970.5.C672 - T86 1987
Cameramen, Leroy Patton ... [et al.]; editor,
Stanley Nelson; narrator, Jill Nelson.
Uses historical stills and interviews to outline
the life of Madame C.J. Walker, her family, and the success of the
hair preparation company she founded, makers of products for Black
women starting in the 1900's, and related controversies surrounding
her business.
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Miss India Georgia [videorecording] / produced
and directed by Daniel Friedman & Sharon Grimberg; produced in
collaboration with Georgia Public Broadcasting;
NAATA.
Hohokus, NJ: Urban Life
Productions, 1997.
1 videocassette (56 min.): sd., col.; 1/2
in.
UMCP HBK Nonprint Media Srvs Desk - VHS
Videocassette HQ1220.U5 M57 1997
Camera, John Godwin, Sharon Grimberg.
This documentary video follows four contestants
in the Miss India Georgia pageant. It tells the story of their
experiences as first generation Indian Americans. These young women
disclose the complexity of their feelings about growing up in the
United States as children of immigrant
parents. |
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