Ayoka Chenzira Movies

  • 1984
    Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People

    Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People

    Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People

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    An animated satire on the question of self-image for African American women living in a society where beautiful hair is viewed as hair that blows in...

    Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People
  • 1994
    Alma's Rainbow

    Alma's Rainbow

    Alma's Rainbow

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    The teenage daughter of a Brooklyn beauty-parlor owner blossoms under the influence of her recently-returned show-biz aunt.

    Alma's Rainbow
  • 1988
    The Lure and the Lore

    The Lure and the Lore

    The Lure and the Lore

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    A collaboration between filmmaker Ayoka Chenzira and performance artist Thomas Pinnock, who performs his "immigrant folktales" using traditional lore...

    The Lure and the Lore
  • 1992
    Pull Your Head to the Moon: Stories of Creole Women

    Pull Your Head to the Moon: Stories of Creole Women

    Pull Your Head to the Moon: Stories of Creole Women

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    A gay man living through the HIV/AIDS crisis reflects upon his recent history of loss with the help of his grandmother, who tells him a story of her...

    Pull Your Head to the Moon: Stories of Creole Women
  • 2013
    HERadventure

    HERadventure

    HERadventure

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    A coming-of-age story that features a reluctant young woman who accidentally falls to Earth and ends up a superhero. Originally conceived as a...

    HERadventure
  • 1993
    MOTV (My Own TV)

    MOTV (My Own TV)

    MOTV (My Own TV)

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    A love story between a Jamaican immigrant and his wife that turns bittersweet when the search for the American dream goes awry.

    MOTV (My Own TV)
  • 1994
    Snowfire

    Snowfire

    Snowfire

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    A father struggles to fully embrace the life and death of his gay son.

    Snowfire
  • 1979
    Syvilla: They Dance To Her Drum

    Syvilla: They Dance To Her Drum

    Syvilla: They Dance To Her Drum

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    Chenzira's 1979 tribute to dancer-choreographer Syvilla Fort.

    Syvilla: They Dance To Her Drum
  • 1996
    In the Rivers of Mercy Angst

    In the Rivers of Mercy Angst

    In the Rivers of Mercy Angst

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    A woman struggles to free herself from the "Keeper of Memory" in this surreal odyssey.

    In the Rivers of Mercy Angst
  • 1992
    Williamswood

    Williamswood

    Williamswood

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    An experimental short film with themes of machinery, modernization and the human form. Produced as part of a program sponsored by Austrian machinery...

    Williamswood
  • 1989
    Zajota and the Boogie Spirit

    Zajota and the Boogie Spirit

    Zajota and the Boogie Spirit

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    Openly addressing sensitive issues of slavery and the African diaspora, this animated short traces the origins of funk, soul, and rhythm from the...

    Zajota and the Boogie Spirit
  • 1986
    Secret Sounds Screaming: The Sexual Abuse of Children

    Secret Sounds Screaming: The Sexual Abuse of Children

    Secret Sounds Screaming: The Sexual Abuse of Children

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    Through interviews with survivors of sexual abuse, parents, social workers, community activists, and abusers thmselves, this piece explores the...

    Secret Sounds Screaming: The Sexual Abuse of Children