Women in Film Challenge 2023: [67/52] Bessie, dir. Dee Rees (USA, 2015)
I don’t give a damn about the train, a thunderstorm, a shotgun, or what. You just got to decide for yourself. Hell, you got the St. Louis blues, the Chicago blues, the Gin House blues, the “my man done left me” blues – they all the same song, ain’t they? With the same three chords. And you done heard ‘em about a dozen hundred times from a dozen hundred people. So what make folks wanna hear from you? See, you got to put something else in it. The blues is not about people knowing you – it’s you knowing people.
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Deadline Hollywood 2017 Portrait Studio
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Pariah (2011)
"Heartbreak opens onto the sunrise for even breaking is opening and I am broken, I am open. Broken into the new life without pushing in, open to the possibilities within, pushing out. See the love shine in through my cracks. See the light shine out through me. I am broken, I am open, I am broken open. See the love light shining through me, shining through my cracks, through the gaps. My spirit takes journey, my spirit takes flight, could not have risen otherwise and I am not running, I am choosing. Running is not a choice from the breaking. Breaking is freeing, broken is freedom. I am not broken, I am free."
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Pariah (Movie)
2011 movie.
Drama, Indie.
Written and directed by Dee Rees.
Plot points:
Coming out.
Coming-of-age.
Teenage stud/butch existence.
Embracing identity.
Sexual expression.
Friendship.
Familial relationship.
Queer black social scene.
Homophobia (verbal and physical attacks).
Black sapphic couples (primary).
Black sapphic characters:
Alike (Adepero Oduye)
Laura (Pernell Walker)
Bina (Aasha Davis)
Connections:
Alike x Bina (black sapphic)
Sex & Nudity - Mild
Sex toys.
Nudity in a strip club.
Violence & Gore - Moderate
Verbal homophobic slurs used.
Physical altercations (two counts).
Profanity - Moderate
Swearing (f-word, s- word, bitch).
Homophobic slurs.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking - Moderate
Smoking: Joints.
Alcohol: Social drinking.
Frightening & Intense Scenes - Mild
A physical altercation after a character's coming out.
A family argument that turns violent.
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Masters of The Air Review- A Crowning Achievement In Television This Year, Gripping and Action Packed
Masters of the Air is the third series from producing partners Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. The first two Band of Brothers and the Pacific both aired on HBO, while this new one airs on Apple TV Plus. It’s the culmination of these two greats in the film industry’s three-part saga, celebrating the men and women of our armed forces during WWII. The first two were widely celebrated, and the…
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These are some great pictures ❤️
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