25 Years of Audre Lorde on Film: A LITANY FOR SURVIVAL

Roselly Torres Discussion

We are writing to alert you that A LITANY FOR SURVIVAL: THE LIFE AND WORK OF AUDRE LORDE (P.O.V. series on PBS) is now available for educational streaming on the Alexander Street Press platform. 

 

"A productive text in courses on feminist theory, queer studies, and black women's writing. The film uncovers the trajectory of Audre Lorde's literary, theoretical, and activist work, telling of her childhood; her years as a student at Hunter College; her involvement in the civil rights, women's rights, and gay and lesbian rights movements; her work as a teacher; and her battle with breast cancer."

- Erica R. Edwards, Films for the Feminist Classroom Journal

 

A LITANY FOR SURVIVAL: THE LIFE AND WORK OF AUDRE LORDE

An epic portrait of the award-winning Black, lesbian, poet, mother, teacher and activist, Audre Lorde, whose writings articulated some of the most important social and political visions of the century. From Lorde's childhood roots in NYC's Harlem to her battle with breast cancer, this moving film explores a life and a body of work that embodied the connections between the Civil Rights movement, the Women's movement, and the struggle for lesbian and gay rights. At the heart of this documentary is Lorde's own challenge to "envision what has not been and work with every fiber of who we are to make the reality and pursuit of that vision irresistible." (Ada Gay Griffin and Michelle Parkerson, 1995, 52 min, United States)

 

Educational Streaming available here: 

https://video.alexanderstreet.com/channel/third-world-newsreel?q=audre%20lorde

 

DVD and DSL available here:

http://www.twn.org/catalog/pages/cpage.aspx?rec=1126&card=price

 

Awards

  • Audience Award, San Francisco International Film Festival, 1995

  • OUTstanding Documentary Feature, OUTfest, 1995

  • First Place, Documentary, Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, 1996

 

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