Micheal Rice combines autobiography with an exploration into the cognitive dissonance between the wider Black Lives Matter and the contradicting queer and transphobia within African American communities. Stepping into barber shops and confronting the role of religion, this documentary is provocative and insightful as well as full of love for queer and trans Black folk for our fight and defiance against the norms.
dir. Micheal Rice | USA 2021 | 87’
- IMPORTANT: this is the Fringe! From Home remote viewing option for this film. Once you have booked, you will be provided with a private Vimeo link geo-locked to the UK for viewing any time between 25-29 September.
- For the IRL screening and director Q&A taking place at Rich Mix on 24 September, please book via the live event here:
https://www.fringequeerfest.com/festival-programme-1/film%3A-black-as-u-r
CW: Archive footage of historical racism and transphobia, including brief images of lynching
Programme supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery.