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Omi Gallery Presents Women’s Film Forum, Vol. 2

WEDNESDAY – Nov 4th

“A New Color: The Art of Being Edythe Boone”
dir. Marlene “Mo” Morris

Q & A feat. Edythe Boone, Miranda Bergman, Cece Carpio & Mo Morris

ABOUT THE FILM:
Meet Edythe Boone, one of the seven women artists commissioned in 1994 to cover San Francisco’s historic Women’s Building with a massive, iconic mural entitled MaestraPeace. Now in her 70s, the African-American artist works to restore the mural to its original brilliant colors, reassuring a young woman terrified of mounting a scaffold for the first time. Back on the ground, she teaches public art to everyone from West Oakland middle schoolers to Richmond seniors. As Edy guides students in choosing mural subjects, using a grid, and mastering texture, they’re thrilled to be working with a veteran muralist whose art can be found all over the Bay Area and commemorates the great events of her time. Those events keep coming, as we see when the death of Edy’s nephew becomes a national symbol of racist policing. To all her students she says, “You can’t change your beginnings, but you can put a nice beautiful ending to the story.”

THURSDAY – Nov 5th

“BadDDD Sonia Sanchez”

dirs. Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater and Sabrina Schmidt Gordon
Pre-Film Performance by YGB: The Black Sheros
Q & A feat. Cat Brooks, MarvinX

ABOUT THE FILM:
BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez is, in her own words, a “woman with razor blades between her teeth.” A comprehensive portrait of the poet, playwright, scholar, teacher, and social activist, this performance-rich film explodes with life and the words that love Sonia while she loves them back. An architect of the ’60s Black Arts Movement, Sanchez has stood as a persistent voice for equality when, as the film reveals, many preferred to stand down. Hers is a mighty, loud, sassy, and strong Black female voice. The performances of Sanchez’ poems light up the screen. This is especially true when she performs as a paramount jazz player of her own words. Sanchez is a revelation when backed by her band, as she “plays” the words in intricate rhythmic phrases and virtuosic solos that resonate long after the film ends. With appearances by Ruby Dee, Nikki Giovanni, Amiri Baraka, Haki Madhubuti, Questlove, and more.

FRIDAY – Nov 6th

“Treasure – From Tragedy to Trans Justice: Mapping a Detroit Story”

dir. Dream Hampton
Pre-Film TransJustice workshop w/ Emani Love (Ruth Ellis Center)
Q & A Feat. Dream Hampton, Emani Love, Jay Marie Hill & Dr. Kortney Ryan Zigler

ABOUT THE FILM:
Treasure is a documentary that tells the story of Shelley “Treasure” Hilliard, a 19-year-old transgender woman of color from Detroit whose brutal murder was not tried as a hate crime. The documentary, as dream hampton describes, is more than just a film created in honor of Shelley Hilliard’s life and her mother Lyniece Nelson’s commitment to justice for the trans community—TransParent is “about projections and perceptions, communities misrepresented and misunderstood.”

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