The Passionate Pursuits of Angela Bowen: A Film by Jennifer Abod

Search Catalog    Order Info      New Releases         Special Collections      Request a Catalog 2015/2016 NEW RELEASES VOICES OF MUSLIM WOMEN DREAMCATCHER ALICE WALKER:  BEAUTY IN TRUTH LOVE BETWEEN THE COVERS ON BEAUTY DON'T TELL ANYONE UNAFRAID INDIA'S DAUGHTER PRIVATE VIOLENCE Please click here to see all 2015 New Releases.  NOW AVAILABLE:  THE PASSIONATE PURSUITS OF ANGELA BOWEN "Abod's documentary film is inspirational, informative, complex, humorous, a must-see for Women's Studies, Black Studies, & Queer Studies classrooms." Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Professor Women's Studies, Spelman College An inspiring film by award winning documentary filmmaker Jennifer Abod, PhD (THE EDGE OF EACH OTHER'S BATTLES: The Vision of Audre Lorde). THE PASSIONATE PURSUITS OF ANGELA BOWEN provides a window into the life of Angela Bowen who grew up in inner city Boston during the Jim Crow era, and went on to become a classical ballerina, a legendary dance teacher, a black lesbian feminist activist organizer, writer and professor.  For six decades Bowen has influenced and inspired untold numbers, speaking out as strongly for the Arts, and Black and Women's Rights as she has for LGBT Rights. Candid, compelling, and inspiring, PASSIONATE PURSUITS depicts Bowen's life across the decades, with archival footage, timeless musical selections, photographs and interviews.  Bowen's stories reveal how the challenges of race, class, gender, age, and sexuality played into her decisions and strategies for survival. PASSIONATE PURSUITS is important to anyone who wants to know more about the experiences and complexities of black women's lives and the emergence of Black Feminism. For more on Angela Bowen's life, her book of collected stories Out of the Blue: Aleta's Stories is available on Amazon.  Watch the trailer.  Buy the DVD.   SPECIAL OFFER! Audre Lorde Buy THE PASSIONATE PURSUITS OF ANGELA BOWEN at full price, and get Abod's groundbreaking film THE EDGE OF EACH OTHER'S BATTLES: The Vision of Audre Lorde for 50% off!* This powerful documentary is a moving tribute to legendary black lesbian feminist poet Audre Lorde (1934-1992). One of the most celebrated icons of feminism's second wave, Lorde inspired several generations of activists with her riveting poetry, serving as a catalyst for change and uniting the communities of which she was a part: black arts and black liberation, women's liberation and lesbian and gay liberation. THE EDGE OF EACH OTHER'S BATTLES powerfully brings Lorde's legacy of poetry and politics to life and conveys the spirit, passion and intensity that remains her trademark.  *Use code PPABE16 at checkout to apply your discount. Only applies to institutional orders. Cannot be combined with any other offer, other exceptions may apply. Offer expires March 30, 2016.  Connect with WMM! Ordering Information Online at www.wmm.com By Email: orders@wmm.com By Phone: 212.925.0606 ext. 360  About WMM: Since our beginnings in 1972, WMM has grown from a feminist filmmakers' collective into an industry-leading nonprofit media arts organization and distributor. For over 40 years, WMM has transformed the landscape of filmmaking for women directors and producers, bringing the issues facing women around the world to screens everywhere. Now, with more than 550 films in our catalog, including Academy®, Emmy®, Peabody and Sundance nominees and award winners, WMM is the largest distributor of films by and about women in the world. Women Make Movies. By Women. About Women. For Everyone.  Women Make Movies gratefully acknowledges the support of our funders: The National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. The Andy Warhol Foundation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.