Jewelle: A Just Vision, dir. Madeleine Lim, 2022, USA, 64m. 💝
Saturday, June 11, 2022, 3:00pm, Presidio
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Jewelle Gomez’s career spans multiple genres, including writing poetry, writing plays, appearing in lesbian erotic film, and being a named plaintiff in a major marriage equality case, just to name a few. She has been involved in QWOCMAP for many years, among many other organizations and causes — truly a major presence in the Bay Area arts scene as well as many flavors of activism.
Jewelle: A Just Vision tells her life story, including a great many parts she doesn’t often share publicly, giving context to her life and her activism, and honoring our living ancestor while she’s still here to receive the kudos. (Don’t worry, though: Jewelle shows no signs of slowing down any time soon!) Jewelle’s ancestry is a mix of Native American (Ioway and Wampanoag), African American, and Cabo Verdean. She grew up in New England and lived in New York for many years before moving to San Francisco, where she now finds home. She was an early AIDS activist, a radical advocate for people of color, an important writer in many genres (including Black lesbian vampire fiction!), and indeed “a force of nature.” To list all the areas where she has made an impact, would take longer than the 64-minute runtime of the film.
This documentary is definitely a must see.
The entire 18th annual QWOCMAP festival is available for online screening, but only June 24, 25 and 26th. Check out QWOCMAP.org for more information.
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