DOCUMENTARY
Credit: Line Producer (New York Unit)
Director: Nick Demos
This 75-minute documentary traces the history of queer culture and its fixation on the body. It explores steroid use and plastic surgery and investigates the impact of the AIDS crisis while hearing inspiring stories from Leslie Jordan, Judy Gold, Bruce Vilance, Rajee Narinesingh, and others. Experience the celebration of self-acceptance in this captivating and thought-provoking film.
4 Official Festival Selections
Winner - Festival Favorite Cinema Diverse Palm Springs LGBTQ+ Film Festival (2023)
Credit: Executive Producer
Director: Ano Okera
Against the backdrop of health disparities and systemic injustice during the COVID-19 pandemic, Harlem-based women rally a historically Black community to come together and create a contemporary Black Lives Matter street mural and public exhibition that no longer exists. The film spotlights how the pride, hope, and resilience of a group of Black female organizers led by Harlem Park to Park’s executive director, Nikoa Evans, is put to the test. As BLM protests intensify and looming odds drive a wedge in the hearts and minds of a divided pandemic Trump-era America, Nikoa assembles a team of women, community leaders, activists, volunteers, and eight of Harlem’s most prolific Black artists to come together and launch what has become one of the country’s pre-imminent street murals.
Winner - Best Documentary Short - New York International Film Awards (2021)
Finalist - Best First Time Director - New York International Film Awards (2021)
Official Selection - Harlem International Film Festival (2022)