Ain't I A Woman

2011, 9 minutes
Genre
experimental   short (less than 45 min)  
Keywords/themes
experimental narrative   Black people   transgender women   beauty  
Media type
film/video  
Country of origin

United States of America

Technical specs

Colour

Languages

English/English

Content Warnings
Unreviewed
Description

This film celebrates the luminous enduring beauty of Black Femmes and Black transgender women.

Brown Paper Tickets. “AUDRE LORDE - THE BERLIN YEARS, Queer Blues Divas & More!” Accessed December 1, 2023. https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/239144.

Poetic portrayals of the enduring legacy of strong black femmes and transwomen and vignettes honoring Sojourner Truth's famous speech—underscored by a rich musical foundation—become the rhetorical question: "Ain't I a woman?"

Sam Berliner. “Translations Program Guide 2016.” 2016. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a86d494b1ffb6251b62962f/t/6244fc598073ce2dec90b578/1648688237002/TranslationsProgramGuide2016-min.pdf.
Cast & Crew
Crew
Screenings

  • Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival 2016

    May 14, 2016 12:00 PM

    Pay It No Mind: The Life And Times of Marsha P. Johnson - FREE!

    Gay City: Seattle's LGBTQ Center, 517 E. Pike Street, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, 98122  (in-person)

References
Brown Paper Tickets. “AUDRE LORDE - THE BERLIN YEARS, Queer Blues Divas & More!” Accessed December 1, 2023. https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/239144.