Twice As Nice
Tell It Like It Is: Black Independents in New York, 1968 – 1986
February 6 - 21, 2015
Introduction by Jessie Maple
Maple’s second narrative feature uses an intimate story—the relationship of twin college basketball players—to examine the nature of sisterhood, competition, and friendship.
Introduction by Jessie Maple
Preceded by a book signing for How to Become a Union Camerawoman and a screening of Will
Maple’s second narrative feature uses an intimate story—the relationship of twin college basketball players—to examine the nature of sisterhood, competition, and friendship. As with her documentary work, Maple looks at everyday events and ponders the visible but especially the invisible. Photos courtesy Black Film Center/Archive, Indiana University – Bloomington.
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