🤩 A Litany for Survival (newly restored),
dir. Ada Gay Griffin & Michelle Parkerson, 1995, USA, 90 min.,
in English with open captions
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 4:00 PM, Presidio Theater, 99 Moraga Ave. in the Presidio
Online encore: Friday, September 11, 2026 through Monday, September 21, 2026
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| A Litany for Survival: the Life and Work of Audre Lord |
QWOCMAP blurb: Audre Lorde was a poet, teacher, mother, Black lesbian, activist, and warrior, and she refused to let anyone separate those identities. This 1995 documentary, made by Ada Gay Griffin and Michelle Parkerson, draws on archival footage, interviews, and readings of Lorde’s poetry to chronicle a life that bridged movements and demanded that none of them leave anyone behind. QWOCMAP screens this film because the work Lorde called for, naming ourselves, refusing silence, insisting that our survival is not academic, is still the work.
My take: Audre Lord was a force of nature and a poet on top of it. You need 90 minutes to even begin to do justice to her life and the breadth of her legacy. A Litany for Survival (as well as the poem it is named for) is just as relevant today, and the restoration is beautifully done. We should all celebrate Audre Lord and the effects that she and her work continue to have in the world. Definitely a must see.
• IMDb • Official websites: PBS Third World Newsreel • Filmmaker • Instagram • Facebook • preview • audio of Audre Lord reading the poem “A Litany for Survival” •
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