From experimental shorts and web series to Hollywood blockbusters and
feminist porn, the work of African American lesbian filmmakers has
made a powerful contribution to film history. But despite its
importance, this work has gone largely unacknowledged by cinema
historians and cultural critics. Assembling a range of interviews,
essays, and conversations, Sisters in the Life tells a full
story of African American lesbian media-making spanning three
decades. In essays on filmmakers including Angela Robinson, Tina
Mabry and Dee Rees; on the making of Cheryl Dunye's The Watermelon
Woman (1996); and in interviews with Coquie Hughes, Pamela Jennings,
and others, the contributors center the voices of black lesbian media
makers while underscoring their artistic influence and reach as well
as the communities that support them. Sisters in the Life
marks a crucial first step in narrating the history and importance of
these compelling yet unsung artists.
Contributors.
Jennifer DeVere Brody, Jennifer DeClue, Raul Ferrera-Balanquet,
Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Thomas Allen Harris, Devorah Heitner, Pamela L.
Jennings, Alexandra Juhasz, Kara Keeling, Candace Moore, Marlon
Moore, Michelle Parkerson, Roya Rastegar, L. H. Stallings, Yvonne
Welbon, Patricia White, Karin D. Wimbley