DMIS - Reel ♀ Films

Reel ♀ Student Showcase 2011

Film:
Neks Wol No go Tan So (The Next World Won't Be So)
Producers: M'Ballu Tejan-Sie, Blaire Smith, Nekesa Smith

Description: The memories of three women who survived the civil war in Sierra Leone are highlighted in this film.  The women share their journey of leaving war-torn Sierra Leone and rebuilding their lives in Atlanta.  

Their stories attest to their trials, celebrate their personal triumphs and highlight their overwhelming desires to return home.

Film:
By Any Other Name
Producers: Daniel Edwards, Roberta Stanfield, Khadija Ameen

Description: The traditional notion of family is challenged in this documentary portrait of Cindy Lutenbacher, Ph.D., a white English professor at Morehouse College, who mounts a host of personal challenges to create a family of her own.

This intimate documentary portrait follows Lutenbacher and her family as she candidly shares the experiences that led to her choice to become a single mother, adopting three daughters from different ethnic backgrounds.

Film: Beyond the Storm
Producers: Janee Chambers, Darlene Garcia, Lauren Brown Jarvis

Description: Five years after Hurricane Katrina and the broken levees, many women in New Orleans have rebuilt their homes, but in too many instances, their lives and communities are still fractured. 

Beyond the Storm looks into the post-Katrina challenges that arose for women and how they are facing these challenges as they continue to rebuild their lives.

Film:
The Rainbow Behind the Movement
Producers: Jeshawna Wholley, Moriah Thomas, Cyncere White

Description: The activism of Black Queer women often goes unnoticed in both the Civil Rights and Gay Rights Movements. This documentary highlights some of the historical contributions as well as current contributions by young Atlanta-based activists.

Reel ♀ Student Showcase 2010

Student filmmakers Nashawn Anderson, Mychael Bond, Anissa Douglass,  Lakeshia Ford, Geralyn McPhail, and Pamela Stegall will showcase their works of art at the Digital Moving Image Salon's "Reel Women" Student Showcase.

The students' films explore the stories of Spelman's Pauline E. Drake Scholars, Black women struggling with bipolar disorder, and aspects of the sex industry that are becoming mainstream.

BLURRED: A Portrait of Bi-Polar Disorder
Producers: Anissa Douglass and Nashawn Anderson

"Blurred" focuses on several African-American college students who have been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. The documentary creates a framework in which Black communities can begin to talk about mental illness. Read More

Fly, Sister, Fly
Producers: Lakeshia Ford, Mychael Bond, Pamela Stegall

Life can be unforgiving, unpredictable, extremely painful and challenging. This dynamic documentary highlights several women who dare to challenge the norm. Determined to overcome all barriers and stereotypes, these Pauline E. Drake Scholars at Spelman College prove that you are never too old to be bold in obtaining an advanced degree. Each woman’s journey is strikingly unique and richly textured. Read More

What's Done in the Dark
Producers: Mychael Julianne Bond and Geralyn McPhail

This documentary aims a lens on the fantasy world of exotic dancing in Atlanta: the taboo, the lure, and the women behind the stigma. It challenges stereotypes about these women in search of answers and reasoning behind their career choice,; and explores the “Open Secret” that is exotic dancing.  Read More