Yvonne Welbon Movies

  • 1995
    Mother of the River

    Mother of the River

    Mother of the River

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    In this poignant story set in the 1850s, a young slave girl befriends a magical woman in the woods called Mother of the River. Through their...

    Mother of the River
  • 2003
    Sisters in Cinema

    Sisters in Cinema

    Sisters in Cinema

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    Explores the careers of twenty black women working as film directors.

    Sisters in Cinema
  • 1999
    Compensation

    Compensation

    Compensation

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    The life of a deaf African American woman in the early 1900s parallels with another living in the 1990s.

    Compensation
  • 1995
    Remembering Wei-Yi Fang, Remembering Myself

    Remembering Wei-Yi Fang, Remembering Myself

    Remembering Wei-Yi Fang, Remembering Myself

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    An Autobiography charts the influence of the filmmaker’s six-year experience as an African American woman in Taiwan after college graduation....

    Remembering Wei-Yi Fang, Remembering Myself
  • 2018
    Dykes, Camera, Action!

    Dykes, Camera, Action!

    Dykes, Camera, Action!

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    The film examines the ways that women directors have contributed to this genre and emphasizes the role that the media play in representation of...

    Dykes, Camera, Action!
  • 2013
    The New Black

    The New Black

    The New Black

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    The New Black is a documentary that tells the story of how the African-American community is grappling with the gay rights issue in light of the...

    The New Black
  • 1998
    Women of Vision

    Women of Vision

    Women of Vision

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    Documentary that highlights 18 women and covers a period of time from the 50's to the 90's. The women chosen were selected because they represent the...

    Women of Vision
  • 2020
    Mama Gloria

    Mama Gloria

    Mama Gloria

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    Meet Mama Gloria. Chicago’s Black transgender icon Gloria Allen, now in her 70s, blazed a trail for trans people like few others before her....

    Mama Gloria
  • 2020
    Unapologetic

    Unapologetic

    Unapologetic

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    Told through the lens of Janaé and Bella, two fierce abolitionist leaders, Unapologetic is a deep look into the Movement for Black Lives, from...

    Unapologetic
  • 2020
    Queenie

    Queenie

    Queenie

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    Queenie Lawrence, a 73-year-young Black Lesbian and resident of the Marcy Projects, navigates applying for the Stonewall Houses, NYC's first LGBT...

    Queenie
  • 1992
    The Cinematic Jazz of Julie Dash

    The Cinematic Jazz of Julie Dash

    The Cinematic Jazz of Julie Dash

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    An interview with the filmmaker Julie Dash about her film training, vision and struggle to bring Daughters of the Dust to the American movie screen....

    The Cinematic Jazz of Julie Dash
  • 1999
    Living with Pride: Ruth Ellis @ 100

    Living with Pride: Ruth Ellis @ 100

    Living with Pride: Ruth Ellis @ 100

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    The oldest known "out" African-American lesbian remembers ten colorful decades in this hour-long documentary, which won the Audience Award for Best...

    Living with Pride: Ruth Ellis @ 100
  • 1994
    Missing Relations

    Missing Relations

    Missing Relations

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    An experimental dramatic documentary which explores loss and denial in an African American family through the filmmaker's story of her kidnapped twin...

    Missing Relations
  • 1993
    Sisters in the Life: First Love

    Sisters in the Life: First Love

    Sisters in the Life: First Love

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    A thirty-something Black lesbian reflects on falling for her best friend in junior high. Set in the 70s and 90s, this is a delightful tale of love...

    Sisters in the Life: First Love
  • 1990
    Monique

    Monique

    Monique

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    Using a childhood experience of racial bigotry at school, this film looks at the ways in which racism is ingrained in American society, even in the...

    Monique