Sketches for #PUNK
Short Films and Mid-Lengths
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Directed by Ari Marcopoulos | 15 mins | 2019
The rhythms of tribal dance and street basketball commune in this diasporic summit, in which studio footage of famed Zimbabwe-born, New York–based choreographer Nora Chipaumire is intercut with teenagers hitting jump shots on a Manhattan court. The city is glimpsed in all of its kinetic vibrancy, from concrete neighborhoods to rarified rehearsal spaces.
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The Body Beautiful
Directed by Ngozi Onwurah | 24 mins | 1991
A tale of two women, a mother and a daughter, divided not just by age but by race and conventions of sexual desirability too, with the elder woman having undergone a double mastectomy and the teenager stepping into modeling. Ngozi Onwurah’s boldly styliz... -
The Gods and the Thief
Directed by Pierre Desir | 18 mins | 2001
A five-film shorts program curated by LA Rebellion affiliated-filmmaker Zeinabu irene Davis, including works by Pierre Desir ("The Gods and the Thief"), Julie Dash ("Four Women"), Portia Cobb ("Don’t Hurry Back: A Diaspora Fable"), and others.“These sh...
