War Call

2018, 4 minutes
A close up of a Black trans woman's nose and mouth against a dark background. She is wearing a gold nose chain and raising one side of her upper lip in a slight scowl. Specks of glitter appear on her cheeks and lips.
Genre
music/musical   short (less than 45 min)  
Media type
film/video  
Filming locations

New York City, New York, United States of America

Country of origin

United States of America

Technical specs

Colour

Languages

English/English

Content Warnings
Unreviewed
Images
A close up of a Black trans woman's nose and mouth against a dark background. She is wearing a gold nose chain and raising one side of her upper lip in a slight scowl. Specks of glitter appear on her cheeks and lips.
Description

A call to mobilization for all listening, “War Call” is the debut music video of NYC based trans hip hop artist Mizz June. Mizz June, the protege of luminary black transwomen Octavia St. Laurent and Miss Major Griffin-Gracy felt the need to address the current state of affairs for transwomen. Specifically those in her direct community, Black and Latin@ transwomen. The murders at the hands of trans amorous men, lack of supporting trans lives from activists within the black/POC communities, and hateful messaging against trans communities by the current governmental legislation created a sense of urgency for this song and video.

San Francisco Transgender Film Festival. “PROGRAM 1 – Friday, November 9, 2018 at 8pm.” Accessed July 8, 2025. https://sftff.org/festival/2018-sftff-festival-schedule/2018-program-1/.
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