kusama pyjamas
Titled for Yayoi Kusama, who is the cat's pyjamas.
Reblogging this from when i had the chance to see Pariah at the New Director/New Films fest at the Lincoln Center earlier this year in March. please support this film if it happens to be playing in your city or a city near you!!!
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I had the chance to see Pariah last Saturday for the New Director/New Films fest at the Lincoln Center. I had the chance to see the short film a few years ago and actually sit on a panel that funded the film over the years. So it was such a pleasure to be able to finally see the feature length version of the film.
THE BAR HAS BEEN RAISED.
In regards to Black independent filmmaking this film may have the chance to go down in history as one of the few features that actually stayed true to a high quality of writing and production value. It is a LOVELY film. A strong story that many can relate to. Not just Black lesbians. The characters that Dee Reese wrote are deeply complex and her direction gave the film such a tight and natural feel that is hard to come by these days. Kim Wayans has her first dramatic role in this film and she is absolutely amazing-i was shocked at how good she was! The cast in general contains many unknown but truly talented actors and actresses that will be sure to have a bright future i hope!
such a job well done! Please catch a screening if you can on the fest circuit. The filmmakers spoke of a late fall release, but in the meantime please spread the word! This film is SUCH a good look for Black cinema and has the chance to really reach an audience that may not even know of its existence. So we as a community must do our part and help get the word out!
and PLEASE don’t forget to support the independent queer artists of color that appear on the soundtrack by buying the Pariah album (available on iTunes!!)
reblog for the distro point even though some of the USA premiere screenings are past [but not all!]
this is a premiere theatre screening round. Coverage and turn out at this stage impacts on DVD sales and whether it’s included in all the regional and international film fests next summer. Bit of a distro domino effect. So you know, if you can see Pariah in a theatre - or include it in your reviews and promos, arts followers - pls. do!
Dee Rees has received numerous awards for her narrative short Pariah, including accolades from the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films and Outfest. In 2008 Pariah (the short) was selected as part of the Sundance Film Festival. In 2009 the film was a semi-finalist in Netflix’s “Find Your Voice” competition.
Rees recently completed developing Pariah into a feature film that has been selected for the upcoming Sundance Film Festival 2011 - now in its longer format. Rees holds an MFA in Film & Television Production from New York University
Keep up with Dee Rees and this AMAZING project.
And “Like” their page please!
[bLaK.]
For those of you who don’t yet know this person — Dee Rees is a member of thedefinition.org, an amazing filmmaker, kind hearted and generally a DOPE PERSON. For those of you who have been asking, when the feature is coming… State your piece collectively - DEMAND PARIAH They want to come to your city. Let them know that you want it there. -[bLaK.]
(Source: bLaKtivist.com, via genderinfinite)
