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The Passionate Pursuits of Angela Bowen
Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Activists:
I am writing to let you know about a new video in progress that may be of particular interest to you and also to ask for your support. The power of documentary video is stronger today than at any other time in our history. Nevertheless, few videos address the real lives and complex experiences of black women. That is why I am writing to you about The Passionate Pursuits of Angela Bowen. This one hour video in progress is about a black lesbian feminist professor whose philosophy and mission reflect her coming of age in Boston in the 1950s; her achievements as a classical dancer and cultural arts educator; and her participation in the Black Arts, Feminist, and Lesbian and Gay Liberation movements.
Your support is urgently needed.
A donation from one lesbian feminist activist pushed the project
forward. This past summer, Abod traveled east to talk with four
feminist scholars and activists: Beverly Guy Shettal, Cynthia Enloe,
Jaqui Alexander, and Ann Withorn. One interview from Bowen's days as a
dancer turned in an exciting reunion after 42 years between Angela and
Kenneth Scott, her dance partner at the Elma Lewis school, with whom she
toured Europe in the early 1960s, during the time of the unofficial but
blatant "no blacks on Broadway" policy. Emma Jones, a long time black
activist in Connecticut recalls, in her poignant interview, the huge
impact of the Bowen-Peters Cultural Arts Center on New Haven and the
state of Connecticut (1963-1982). And in Kenneth Peters' interview,
Angela's former husband remembers his first sight of her dancing at
Lewis's school, and how it hugely influenced his drumming. He also
talks of how Angela courageously dealt with her despair over the
devastating loss of their first son, killed at age three when a drunk
driver hit their car.
Your contribution will be greatly appreciated and immediately used to complete the rest of the essential interviews and to acquire the necessary footage and historic audio/visual materials. Not for Herself Alone: The Passionate Pursuits of Angela Bowen will bring a unique voice to classrooms and community organizing and make a valuable contribution to feminist history and theory, social movement studies, cultural studies, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Please write and send all contributions to:
Profile ProductionsFor tax deductible donations, make the check out to Women Make Movies and write "passionate" in the memo line.
PO Box 21387
Long Beach, CA 90801
You can also help get this compelling story out into the world by forwarding this letter to as many people you think may be interested and also by hosting or sponsoring a screening of The Edge of Each Other's Battles: The Vision of Audre Lorde. For more information about the video please visit contact orders@wmm.com.