Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
CC
Closed captions online
An illuminating look at the influence that hand games played by Black girls has had on the American creative landscape.
Screenings
Virtual
August 4 – August 6
Directors Spotlight
Joe Brewster
Director
Joe is a media-maker who believes in the healing power of stories. Brewster left his medical practice to create immersive, narrative, and documentary stories that provoke, challenge and inspire. He is a Spirit-award and four-time Emmy nominee, jury prize winner at Tribeca and Sundance, and a Guggenheim fellow.
Michèle Stephenson
Director
Michèle is a platform-agnostic artist who pulls from her Haitian and Panamanian roots to create stories centering the lived experiences of the Black diaspora. She is a Guggenheim fellow and Creative Capital artist. Stephenson lives in Brooklyn with her creative and life partner, Joe Brewster.
- Year
- 2023
- Runtime
- 18 minutes
- Country
- USA
- Language
- English
- Director
- Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson
- Cast
- Kyra Gaunt Ph.D., Marevlene C. Moore Ph.D., Jamila Woods
- Producer
- Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson
- Premiere
- North America