The Untitled Black Lesbian Elder Project
Posted by After Ellen's Courtney Gillette:
In a youth obsessed culture, and a queer scene where you often have to dig to find good representations of people of color, here’s a breath of fresh air: The Untitled Black Lesbian Elder Project. This new film collaboration is exactly what it sounds like - a feature length documentary on the lives of several black lesbian women in their 60s, 70s and 80s, talking about their experiences in politically important times.
This gem of lesbian history and documentary filmmaking is the brainchild of filmmaker Tiona McClodden and publisher Lisa C. Moore. If a publisher sounds like an odd accomplice for a filmmaker, have no fear: Moore is head of the fierce Red Bone Press, which publishes books by black gay and lesbian authors.
Red Bone's mission is to cultivate understanding between black queer culture and black mainstream culture, and their roster has won of slew of awards. Moore herself edited the Lambda award winning anthology does your mama know? An Anthology of Black Lesbian Coming Out Stories, an important collection that documents the black lesbian experience. (Moore actually founded Red Bone Press after publishers told her there was "no market" for the anthology. The book is now in its fourth printing.) She’s also the Board president of Fire and Ink, a much needed organization that advocates for LGBT writers of African descent.
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The project's tumblr.
UBLEP's fundraising page.
Youtube video with the filmakers' discussing the project.
I'm so glad more documentary projects like this are being done. I also had never heard of black./womyn.: conversations with lesbians of African descent so I'm definitely going to check that out.
In a youth obsessed culture, and a queer scene where you often have to dig to find good representations of people of color, here’s a breath of fresh air: The Untitled Black Lesbian Elder Project. This new film collaboration is exactly what it sounds like - a feature length documentary on the lives of several black lesbian women in their 60s, 70s and 80s, talking about their experiences in politically important times.
This gem of lesbian history and documentary filmmaking is the brainchild of filmmaker Tiona McClodden and publisher Lisa C. Moore. If a publisher sounds like an odd accomplice for a filmmaker, have no fear: Moore is head of the fierce Red Bone Press, which publishes books by black gay and lesbian authors.
Red Bone's mission is to cultivate understanding between black queer culture and black mainstream culture, and their roster has won of slew of awards. Moore herself edited the Lambda award winning anthology does your mama know? An Anthology of Black Lesbian Coming Out Stories, an important collection that documents the black lesbian experience. (Moore actually founded Red Bone Press after publishers told her there was "no market" for the anthology. The book is now in its fourth printing.) She’s also the Board president of Fire and Ink, a much needed organization that advocates for LGBT writers of African descent.
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Please visit the source to read the rest of the article.
The project's tumblr.
UBLEP's fundraising page.
Youtube video with the filmakers' discussing the project.
I'm so glad more documentary projects like this are being done. I also had never heard of black./womyn.: conversations with lesbians of African descent so I'm definitely going to check that out.