Black Women Make Movies
A showcase + mixer featuring a curated selection of shorts written and directed by Black women. Open to all, but especially for Black women filmmakers and the folx who love them. 🎞️ 🤍 📽️ 🩶
Come for the visuals, stay for the vibes. One (1) complimentary drink included with each ticket purchased. 🎟️🍹
#### **FEATURED SHORTS**
Writer, filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist [Saaret E. Yoseph](https://www.instagram.com/saaretsees) will show an episode from her visual docupoem anthology [*JOURNEY(S)*](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct4Qn9Tp5F9/), which she wrote, directed and edited, along with a preview of [*ABYSSINIA & HARLEM*](https://saaretdoes.substack.com/p/love-letter-to-the-diaspora?utm_source=publication-search), her current archival project.
Filmmaker, director, and producer [Najma Nuriddin](https://browngirlsdocmafia.org/Member/account/17462) will share a sample of ***BEFORE THE CALL*** (working title), a personal documentary exploring faith, memory, identity, and belonging through the lens of her Black American Muslim upbringing.
Filmmaker and programmer [Britt Sankofa](https://brittsankofa.weebly.com/curiosity.html) will screen ***CURIOSITY*** , a two-part reenactment film exploring intimacy, family stories, and inheritance, as well as in-progress clips from her upcoming MFA thesis exhibition.
[*ODESSA'S REIGN*](https://www.kweli.tv/watch/kweli/odessas-reign)*,* directed by **Robin Hamilton**, is a portrait of the life of Odessa Madre, a Black queer female gangster who ran a widespread gambling and numbers-running ring in mid-20th century DC.
[Kamilah Thurmon](http://www.gen2genmedia.com/)’s ***THE LEGACY OF LEE’S FLOWER SHOP*** chronicles the history of one of DC’s oldest continuously, Black family-owned businesses and a longtime fixture in the U Street community.
Come for the visuals, stay for the vibes. One (1) complimentary drink included with each ticket purchased. 🎟️🍹
#### **FEATURED SHORTS**
Writer, filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist [Saaret E. Yoseph](https://www.instagram.com/saaretsees) will show an episode from her visual docupoem anthology [*JOURNEY(S)*](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct4Qn9Tp5F9/), which she wrote, directed and edited, along with a preview of [*ABYSSINIA & HARLEM*](https://saaretdoes.substack.com/p/love-letter-to-the-diaspora?utm_source=publication-search), her current archival project.
Filmmaker, director, and producer [Najma Nuriddin](https://browngirlsdocmafia.org/Member/account/17462) will share a sample of ***BEFORE THE CALL*** (working title), a personal documentary exploring faith, memory, identity, and belonging through the lens of her Black American Muslim upbringing.
Filmmaker and programmer [Britt Sankofa](https://brittsankofa.weebly.com/curiosity.html) will screen ***CURIOSITY*** , a two-part reenactment film exploring intimacy, family stories, and inheritance, as well as in-progress clips from her upcoming MFA thesis exhibition.
[*ODESSA'S REIGN*](https://www.kweli.tv/watch/kweli/odessas-reign)*,* directed by **Robin Hamilton**, is a portrait of the life of Odessa Madre, a Black queer female gangster who ran a widespread gambling and numbers-running ring in mid-20th century DC.
[Kamilah Thurmon](http://www.gen2genmedia.com/)’s ***THE LEGACY OF LEE’S FLOWER SHOP*** chronicles the history of one of DC’s oldest continuously, Black family-owned businesses and a longtime fixture in the U Street community.
Where is it happening?
Shanklin Hall, 2325 18th St NW, Washington, United States
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