Q&A with Christine Choy, Susan Robeson, Camille Billops, and Ayoka Chenzira

A program from exemplary women filmmakers who were an integral part of the independent film industry during the period covered by this survey. The content of these women’s films are culturally and community-specific, and they tell stories of universal human interest, with social commentary at their core, effectively bringing to light the remarkable contributions of female storytellers and their image-making prowess.

Teach Our Children
Christine Choy & Susan Robeson, USA, 1972, digital projection, 35m

HAIR PIECE: a film for nappyheaded people
Ayoka Chenzira, USA, 1984, 16mm, 10m
Courtesy of the Reserve Film and Video Collection of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.  

SYVILLA: They Dance To Her Drum
Ayoka Chenzira, USA, 1979, 16mm, 15m
Courtesy of the Reserve Film and Video Collection of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Suzanne Suzanne
Camille Billops & James Hatch, USA, 1982, 16mm, 30m
Courtesy of the Reserve Film and Video Collection of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.