Programmed May 2024

Directed by Ayoka Chenzira

Working across narrative, documentary, animation, experimental, and interactive cinema, Ayoka Chenzira brings the inner worlds of Black women—their hopes, dreams, anxieties, and struggles—to life with heart, humor, and insight. An all-around creative force, she made her mark as an animator with acclaimed shorts like Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People , a sly commentary on Eurocentric beauty standards, and the inventive dance film Zajota and the Boogie Spirit , before directing the feature Alma’s Rainbow , an exuberant coming-of-age tale that has taken its place as a touchstone of 1990s Black independent cinema. Continuing to push boundaries with the interactive science-fiction fantasy HERadventure , Chenzira remains an innovator whose work has blazed a trail for Black women to tell their own stories on-screen.

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