#''Compensation'' (1999)____________ Zeinabu Irene Davis.

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''Compensation'' (1999)____________ Zeinabu Irene Davis.

compensation, zeinabu irene davis

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COMPENSATION (1999) dir. ZEINABU IRENE DAVIS

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3? i need movie recs anyway :•)

3.) 3 films you could watch for the rest of your life and not get bored of?

First and foremost i have to say les yeux sans visage (1960) dir. georges franju. Not everyones cup of tea because it is very much a french new wave horror film and apparently some people arent into that but if u ask me what my favorite movie is im going to say les yeux unless i think youre a normie at which point i would say little miss sunshine (2006) which is also an awesome one. Very interesting thematic exploration of (not to sound like im beating a dead horse here) autonomy and subjugation, a possible feminist interpretation, and an ending that takes your mind with it. I also am like contractually obligated to say sucker-punch (2011) dir. zach snyder and head (1968) dir. bob rafelson (i am counting that as one movie) because ive watched each of them about 20 times this year alone. Again not everyones cup of tea and yeah sucker-punch was literally on every single worst films of 2011 list but if you get it you get it and thats all i can say about that. And finally compensation (1999) dir. zeinabu irene davis..... possibly the best independent independent film ever so incredible and understated both visually and story-wise also really love its sound design. Im very much due for a rewatch !!!

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Celebrating Zeinabu irene Davis!

"A veteran of independent film and video, Davis has produced numerous award winning works. Her vision is passionately focused on the depiction of African American women - their hopes, dreams, past and future. Her interests include altering and diversifying the terrain of mass media, film history, world cinema and folklore."

Visit her UCSD profile.

Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema from UCLA (2015)

"The film is a true inspiration to any artist of color that wants to create anything of substance. Following the story of this program and seeing the footage of them creating and working in way that is intended to educate the community on prominent issues is an experience that can spark the dimmest revolutionary flame ablaze." Read more in The Source review.

Compensation (1999)

'“Compensation” is one of the greatest American independent films ever made...'

Read more in Richard Brody's What to Stream, Urgently: “Compensation,” a Modern Classic Rescued in The New Yorker.

A Powerful Thang (1991)

"Ingeniously pits desire for sexual intimacy against the need for love. A catalyst for in-depth discussions of intimate relationships. Dynamic and entertaining!" — Gloria Gibson-Hudson Black Film Center Archive, Indiana University

Listen to Art + Practice (A+P)'s IN CONVERSATION: ZEINABU IRENE DAVIS AND BARBARA MCCULLOUGH WITH DESHA DAUCHAN (2019)

Find out more about Davis's work in the UCLA Library Film & Television Archive.

Try to watch ALL her work... more than once!

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Compensation dir. Zeinabu Irene Davis (1999)

Michelle A. Banks plays deaf women in two different time periods (the 1900s and the 1990s) who fall in love with a hearing man and must navigate a relationship that melds two worlds.

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Compensation, 1999 (dir. Zeinabu irene Davis)

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Compensation (1999) dir. Zeinabu irene Davis

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Seen in 2021:

Compensation (Zeinabu Irene Davis), 1999

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Compensation (1999) d. Zeinabu Irene Davis (poster from US)

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I and I

Thursday 28 Nov | 6.30–8.30pm

An event to accompany Deborah Findlater’s exhibition Sacred Space with contributions from Derica Shields who will be in conversation with Findlater, followed by Saint Lov’ie reading excerpts from the zine Yam and Other Hard Food and a screening of Cycles, a film by Zeinabu irene Davis.

I and I expands on the themes & research behind the exhibition such as: how oneness manifests for Black Womxn, the balance between Western individualism & forms of communalism that are dependent on unequal labour and what it means to hold space for yourself internally & externally.

Cycles, Zeinabu irene Davis 1989 | 17 minutes. Rasheeda Allen is waiting for her period. 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. Cycles is screened with thanks to Women Make Movies

Bios:

Zeinabu Irene Davis is a director and producer who has received numerous awards for her work with film and video. Born in 1961 in Philadelphia, she received a M.A. in African Studies in 1985 at UCLA, where she also earned her M.F.A. in Film and Television production in 1989. She has received acclaim for her representation of the African American female perspective through a variety of works, which include documentaries, short narratives and experimental films. Works include A Period Piece (1991), A Powerful Thang (1991), Mother of a River (1995) and Compensation (1999) continued to garner her awards from numerous organizations and festivals, including the Gordan Parks Award for Best Director from the Independent Feature Project. Her latest project, Spirits of Rebellion (2011), is a documentary work-in-progress which gathers fellow L.A. Rebellion filmmakers and explores topics in African American film.

Derica Shields is a writer, researcher and programmer from London. Her work has appeared in the New Inquiry, Rookie, Girls Like Us, Live Art Almanac, Flash Art and more. She is the co-founder of The Future Weird, a (now defunct) screening and discussion series centered on experimental, world-unravelling films. As part of a 2017 Triple Canopy commission, she is developing a multi-format oral history project centering on black people’s accounts of the UK welfare state. She is also working on a book project commissioned by Hannah Black for a new Book Works series

Georgina Johnson, who also goes by Saint Lov’ie is an artist and polymath whose practise spans curation, direction (creative/art direction) and filmmaking. Her work primarily explores legacy, memory, identity and wellbeing. Johnson works between mediums fluidly, moulding and applying her vision through sound, film, photography, installation and other means; most notably completing artist commissions for The Photographers’ Gallery and Now Gallery (2017-2018). Poetry and prose feature largely in her printed works as means to explore memory and present contemporary ideals around blackness and black life. She explores language through these mediums, in its many forms, through observatory means and socio-political ideologies. Johnson’s work with note-worthy cultural organisations, including The V&A, British Council, National Museums Scotland and The Design Museum is an expansion of her practise and outworking of her community interests and commitment towards opening up the creative industries. This is supported through her creative platform The Laundry – which is concerned with engaging with the curious, visionary and creatively courageous. @Saint_Lovie @thelaundryarts

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A Twentieth Anniversary Screening of "Compensation" followed by "Black Deaf Representations: A panel discussion with  Filmmaker Zeinabu irene Davis, actress Michelle Banks, cinematographer Pierre H. Désir, and graphic novelist Awet Moges"  Date: Thursday Oct 24th  Location: Price Center Theater 5pm: Screening of the Film Compensation (US, 1999) 7pm: Panel discussing the film and its role as a groundbreaking contribution to critical representation of intersectional dimensions of race, gender and disability.  The event is being organized in coordination with a parallel event at the SD Public Library the following day (Friday Oct 25) https://sandiego.librarymarket.com/events/compensation-20th-anniversary-screening . Co-sponsored by: The UCSD Black Studies Program; The Ethnic Studies Department; The Critical Gender Studies Program; The Marshall College Film Studies Minor; The Institute for Arts and Humanities; The African American Studies Minor; The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; The UC San Diego Black Academic Excellence Initiative; The African and African-American Studies Research Center; The UC San Diego Library; and The Price Center.   (at UCSD - University of California San Diego) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3FZkugHZpZ/?igshid=hbsww4e59m75

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Three Boldly Personal Visions of Black History in a Great New Film Series

Richard Brody writes about three films—Julie Dash’s “Daughters of the Dust,” from 1991, Haile Gerima’s “Sankofa,” from 1993, and Zeinabu irene Davis’s “Compensation,” from 1999—that will screen at the Brooklyn Academy of Music as part of the series “Black 90s: A Turning Point in American Cinema.” from Humor, Satire, and Cartoons http://bit.ly/2XWtyRA from Blogger http://bit.ly/2DJ5Y2W

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COMPENSATION (1999) dir. ZEINABU IRENE DAVIS

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COMPENSATION (1999) dir. ZEINABU IRENE DAVIS

[roseillith]

COMPENSATION (1999) dir. ZEINABU IRENE DAVIS

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Compensation (1999) dir. Zeinabu irene Davis