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Cycles
1989, 17 minutes, BW, 16mm/DVD
Order No. W99273
Rasheeda Allen is waiting for her period, a state of anticipation familiar to all women. Drawing on Caribbean folklore, this exuberant experimental drama uses animation and live action to discover a film language unique to African American women. The multilayered soundtrack combines a chorus of women's voices with the music of Africa and the diaspora-including Miriam Makeba, acappella singers from Haiti and trumpetiste Clora Bryant.
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Also available is "A Period Piece", a witty, wise and wonderful riff on menstruation. (Rental $35 VHS Sale $175 Order # 97388)
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AWARDS, FESTIVALS, & SCREENINGS
- Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame
- Black American Cinema Society, Honorable Mention
- Nat'l Black Programming Consortium, Best Drama
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QUOTES
"A brilliantly innovative reflection on Black womanhood."
Michael Wilmington
Los Angeles Times
"A beautifully composed and dryly funny meditation."
Los Angeles Weekly
"Provocative. An interesting exploration of African American experience as a collective unconscious."
Chris Willman
Los Angeles Times
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