Film

Feministing: Precious, my Precious: Black Female Citizenship, Complexity, and the Politics of Unrelenting Survival There is a real untold story here, and the voice of that child and the voice of her mother need to be heard. They need to be heard because it is our silence on issues of sexual abuse and systemic violence...
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Family Equality Council: IN THE LIFE documentary on adoption by LGBT parents This November, IN THE LIFE presents the introductory excerpt of the film Preacher’s Sons a provocative, real-life story about The Stewarts: five troubled boys who move from foster care to a loving home with the two men who are now their fathers. This...
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Yet another film festival that I just missed. This one is the Twin Cities’ 5th Annual Arab Film Festival, presented by Mizna. The Arab-Muslim world is the most embattled region in the world and its peoples are the most scrutinized – even vilified – people on the planet. How do Arab films reflect this situation?...
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I didn’t hear about this this year until right after it happened. The 6th annual Twin Cities Black Film Festival was September 18-20, 2008. Apparently there were “prizes, celebrity appearances and a Hollywood Fashion Show with MN Vikings Darren Sharper and Adrian Peterson As our Special Guest Models!” I’m not sure what any of that has...
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