Jan 26, 20 our interview with yoruba richen, director of the documentary, the new black after its screening at the 25th annual conference on lgbt equalit. Bumble documentarian yoruba richen on making space for. A documentary that tells the story of how the africanamerican community is grappling with the gay rights issue in light of the recent gay marriage movement and. But the new black explains how some of it has recently come from larger and largely white. Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the yoruba richendirected movie via subscription can be. Yoruba richen celebrity profile check out the latest yoruba richen photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
In the new black, director and producer yoruba richen, chronicles the lives of black lgbt americans as evidenced through personal biopics and their fight for membership recognition in their own african american community. Homophobia in the black church, an institutional pillar of the black community, is at the root of much soulsearching within the black community and between the black community and lgbt communities. When california overturned samesex marriage in 2008, the media cast the blame on africanamerican voters. Its complicated as the supreme court prepares to rule on two cases involving samesex marriage, a new documentary takes a look at what samesex marriage means. Film looks at marriage issue in black community flashback to election day 2008, when voters in california elected the countrys first black president. Considering how gay isnt simply the new black in yoruba. Guide to freedom documentary chronicles the real life green. Filmmaker yoruba richens documentary, the green book. Publicity materials the new black a film by yoruba richen. Documentarian yoruba richen on making space for women and people of color. California newsreel, 20 the new black, according to filmmaker yoruba richen, refers to young activists who are opening the way for discussions about minority sexualities and gay rights in african american communities. Download publicity materials and production stills.
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A new film premiering tonight on pbs called promised land follows two legal struggles over land in contemporary south africa. The new black documentary explores gay marriage in the. Yoruba richens green book documentary centers black joy, not white ignorance victor greens guide for black motorists saved lives and made travel possible for many americans. The new black premieres on independent lens sunday, june. Yoruba richen is a 2012 guggenheim fellow who has worked as a journalist and a documentary filmmaker in new york city. Yoruba richen explores africanamerican attitudes toward samesex marriage in the new black, which opens at film forum on wednesday. Of those female directors, four were black women, three were asian, and one was latina. The black church is a big factor in maryland, richen says.
The media cited pervasive black homophobia and a report later shown to be false that said around 70 percent of africanamericans who voted, voted for prop. Project muse black cameravolume 6, number 2, spring. Yearning to watch the new black in the comfort of your own home. In the new black, yoruba richen examines how right wing forces sought to organize the black church, pitting africanamerican voters against the lgbt community and drowning voices of the black lgbt. Through the stories of activists, families, and clergy on both sides of the debate, the film charts the evolution of this divisive issue within the black community.
Yoruba produced and directed the new black 20, which won the audience award at afi docs, frameline film. Directed by yoruba richen, the new black premieres on independent lens, hosted by stanley tucci, on sunday, june 15, 2014, 10. The new black is an awardwinning documentary that tells the story of how the africanamerican community is grappling with the gay rights issue in light of the recent gay marriage movement and the. Black camera, a journal of black film studies, is devoted to the study and documentation of the black cinematic experience and aims to engender and sustain a formal academic discussion of black film production. Yoruba richens green book documentary centers black joy, not white. Yoruba richen directed, coproduced and wrotewell, her new film is called the new black, which is playing in film festivals around the country. Uis screens yoruba richens the new black the journal. Similarly, a mere 7 percent of all television shows during this tenyear period were created by people of color. In fifth grade, i rode with my best friends family to upstate new york.
The new black takes viewers into the pews and onto the streets and provides a seat at the kitchen table as it tells the story of the historic fight to win marriage equality in maryland and charts the evolution of this divisive issue within the black community. This classic novel, set in the 1940s, follows a zulu priest as he travels from his south african village to johannesburg in search of missing family members. Her previous films include the new black and promised land. Filmmaker yoruba richen spoke with us about her film the new black, including how the idea came to her on election day, 2008, how she got african american pastors opposed to marriage equality to. Yoruba richen is an awardwinning documentary filmmaker from new york city.
Guide to freedom is available to watch and stream, download, buy on demand at amazon prime, amazon. Guide to freedom documentary chronicles the real life. Yoruba richens green book documentary centers black joy. So richen set out to make a documentary, the new black, to explore the tension between these two movements. The new black is a documentary that tells the story of how the africanamerican community is grappling with the gay rights issue in light of the recent gay marriage movement and the fight over civil rights the film documents activists, families and clergy on both sides of the campaign to legalize gay marriage and examines homophobia in the black communitys institutional pillarthe black. Felicity jones, shailene woodley to star in the last letter from your lover. Guide to freedom, tells the story of the manual that helped africanamericans find safe places to. Yoruba richen is an american film director, screenwriter and producer her work has been featured on pbs, new york times op doc, frontline. Promised land also follows the story of the first white farm expropriation in the country.
Windy city times news archive the new black premieres on pbs independent lens san francisco, ca from church pews to the streets to kitchen tables, the new black follows the african. The new black the 2014 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The new black usa 2019 ny african diaspora international film. It regularly features essays and interviews that engage film in social as well as political distribution, and production of film in local, regional, national, and transnational settings and environments. Yoruba richen is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Interview with yoruba richen director of the documentary. In the new black, yoruba richen reveals diverse views. In the new black, yoruba richen examines how right wing forces sought to organize the black church, pitting africanamerican voters against the lgbt community and drowning voices of the black lgbt community.
Black camera is devoted to the study and documentation of the black cinematic experience and is the only scholarly film journal of its kind in the united states. The new black takes viewers into the pews and onto the streets as it tells the story of the historic fight to win marriage equality in maryland and charts the evolution of this divisive issue within the black community. Yoruba richen born 1972, in new york city, new york citation needed is an american film director, screenwriter and producer her work has been featured on pbs, new york times op doc, frontline digital, new york magazines website the cut, the atlantic and field of vision. She sees it as a blueprint for expanding rights to gays and lesbians. The new black delves into the complicated interwoven histories of the african american church and the lgbt civil rights movement. The new black takes viewers into the pews and onto the streets and provides a seat at the kitchen table as it tells the story of the. In 2006, the south african government ignited a firestorm when for the first time in the countrys history, it forced a white farmer to sell his farm in order to give it back to the descendants of the black owners who were removed from it in the 1940s. Documentarian yoruba richen on making space for women and. She was the coproducer of take it from me, a documentary exploring the effects of welfare reform on new york city women, which was broadcast on pov in 2001. How to say black in yoruba whats the yoruba word for black. Produced by awardwinning filmmaker and journalist yoruba richen, the new black takes viewers into the pews and onto the streets and provides a seat at the kitchen table as it tells the story of the historic fight to win marriage equality in maryland and charts the evolution of this divisive issue within the black community, the films. Afterwards both richen and lgbtqa resource office director kerry poynter held dialogue with students, as well as a reception where students could speak personally with either of them and discuss the film. Promised landnew doc follows struggles over land in.
Yoruba richen is a producer and director, known for the new black 20, independent lens 1999 and promised land 2009. She is a writer, a director, a producer, an investigative journalist, and a documentary filmmaker. The film documents activists, families and clergy on both sides of the campaign to legalize gay marriage and examines homophobia in the black communitys. On monday, october 6 the uis speakers series and the lgbtqa resource office hosted a screening of yoruba richen s documentary the new black. Delve deeper into promised land a film by yoruba richen adult fiction paton, alan. The new black yoruba richen, 20 promised land films dvd.
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