Sydney G. James: How We See Us
Visual artist/muralist, Sydney G. James, draws inspiration from her hometown of Detroit as she addresses the status of Black women in society, police brutality, family and community through bold brushstrokes and hues that evoke the complexities of Black reality, joy, pain, and resilience.
Screenings
Virtual
Directors Spotlight
Juanita Anderson
Director
Juanita Anderson is a producer, director, and field builder whose work in public and independent media spans five decades. She is currently the Bob Allison (Allesee) Endowed Chair in Media at Wayne State University. Born and raised in Detroit, she is a 2024 Kresge Artist Fellow who works to amplify the authentic voices, stories, and images of people and communities who are too often unseen or unacknowledged. A co-founder of Black Public Media, she served on the board of directors of ITVS from 1998-2005, and is currently a member of the boards of Working Films and American Documentary, Inc.
- Year
- 2022
- Runtime
- 16 minutes
- Country
- USA
- Language
- English
- Director
- Juanita Anderson
- Cinematographers
- Demetrio Nasol, Lamar Landers
- Composer
- Sterling Toles & Rafael Leafar
- Editor
- Nadeem Persico-Shammas & Katy Dresner
- Executive Producers
- Michael Kantor, Stanley Nelson, Marcia Smith, Monika Navarro
- Producer
- Juanita Anderson
- Premiere
- Philadelphia