by Ja'Tovia M. Gary
USA, France · 2019 · Color · 40' · o.v. English
21 - 28 | 02 | 2021
Filmed on location in Harlem and in Monet’s historic gardens in Giverny, this multi-textured cinematic poem meditates on the bodily integrity and creative virtuosity of black women.
From the streets of present-day Harlem to Claude Monet’s garden at Giverny, the film asks what it is to live in the body of a black woman, bearing the weight not only of a racist past and present, but of a history of objectifying artistic representation. By putting her own body on screen − and on the line − artist Ja’Tovia M. Gary channels vulnerability, pain, and anger while celebrating the potential to move forward.
… an opportunity to share my film with a wide international audience of cinema lovers who are hungry for work that challenges and inspires.
Ja'Tovia M. Gary
Director
Ja'Tovia M. Gary
Cast
Ja'Tovia M. Gary
Producer
Ja'Tovia M. Gary, Paige Wood
Co-producer
Artesia Balthrop
Cinematography
Mia Cioffi Henry
Music
Nelson Bandela, Dyani Douze
Sound
Emily Strong
Editing
Ja'Tovia M. Gary
Animation
Ja'Tovia M. Gary
Production
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