Found 4 collections related to African American women motion picture producers and directors

Sonja Dumas is a performer, choreographer, writer, arts consultant, film director, producer, and founder and artistic director of a dance company called Continuum Dance Project. She was born on December 9, 1961 and grew up in the United States, Ethiopia, and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Dumas attended Princeton University and earned her MBA from Columbia University. As a dancer and choreographer, Dumas has toured and performed in the Caribbean and Europe. Dumas has also worked as the curator of several art exhibitions showcasing the works of Caribbean artists, directed and produced several short films and one documentary, and written stories for children and young adults. She also lectures in dance and performance studies at the University of Trinidad and Tobago. Dumas has received several awards and fellowships including the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival Best Local Film award in 2010 for her film Julia and Joyce, a choreography award in 1996, and a Kennedy Center Fellowship for choreography. The collection is comprised of the exhibition catalogues from the art and photography exhibits curated by Sonja Dumas. The exhibits were located at The Gallery at CLICO in Trinidad, Meridian International Center in Washington D.C., and Campbell's of London in the United Kingdom. Among the many Caribbean and Trinidadian artists represented in the exhibition catalogues are Boscoe Holder, Peter Minshall, Jackie Hinkson, and Lisa O' Connor. less

This collection consists of press kits and pressbooks or campaign books for films starring Black actors and actresses; in many cases, these films were directed, produced, and/or written by African Americans as well. The press kits contain sets of promotional materials for distribution to members of the media. Pressbooks, or campaign books, are mostly multi-page brochures of advertising "accessories" (such as posters, lobby cards, and film stills) for movie theaters. Most of the films are fictional, but there are some documentaries; also, there are a few television films included. less

The Sharon Bridgforth papers, 1989-2015, document her personal life and her career as a writer, playwright, and performer. The bulk of the collection consists of her writing and materials related to productions of her plays and films, such as manuscripts and drafts, programs and promotional material, and clippings. less

The Maya Angelou papers documents the literary career and personal life of poet and memoirist Maya Angelou (1928-2014) through her writings of autobiographies, essays, and poetry and children's books. The collection holds correspondence, manuscripts, computer generated typescripts, galleys, notes, financial and legal documents, and printed matter. less