Actor Zeinabu irene Davis

Zeinabu irene Davis

1961 (64 года)
Zeinabu irene Davis (born April 13, 1961) is an American filmmaker and professor of the Department of Communication at the University of California, San Diego. Her works in film include narrative, documentary and experimental film. Born in Philadelphia, Zeinabu irene Davis, gravitated towards arts, "theater and education" (Field et. al, 19). With a Catholic school background, Davis studied at Brown University, then later travelled to Kenya, which furthered her interest in African American Studies. Furthermore, she pursued her first master's degree in 1983 focusing on African studies, later receiving a master of fine arts in film and video production both from UCLA in 1989. She has received numerous grants and fellowships from such sources as the Rockefeller Foundation, the American Film Institute and the National Endowment for the Arts. She has taught at many renowned colleges such as Antioch College and Northwestern University, but has more recently moved to teach at UC San Diego, where she currently serves as Professor of Communications. As a filmmaker, her films have been categorized as belonging to the genre of Black feminism due to the ways she incorporates the unique experiences of African American women.
Фильмы

Trumpetistically, Clora Bryant

Zeinabu irene Davis

A portrait of pioneering Black woman trumpet player, Clora Bryant.

Trumpetistically, Clora Bryant

1989 Trumpetistically, Clora Bryant

Filmstatement

Zeinabu irene Davis

First film by Zeinabu irene Davis

Filmstatement

1982 Filmstatement

Mother of the River

Zeinabu irene Davis

Kim Bloom, Wayne Caparas

In this poignant story set in the 1850s, a young slave girl befriends a magical woman in the woods called Mother of the River. Through their friendship the young girl learns about independence, honor, humility and respect for others. MOTHER OF THE RIVER is a rare portrayal of slavery from a young woman's perspective.

Mother of the River

7.5 ⚠️ 1995 Mother of the River
США

Sisters in Cinema

Yvonne Welbon

Stephanie Allain, Madeline Anderson

Explores the careers of twenty black women working as film directors.

Sisters in Cinema

7.2 ⚠️ 2003 Sisters in Cinema
документальный

Cycles

Zeinabu irene Davis

Stephanie Ingram, Zeinabu irene Davis

As a woman anxiously awaits her overdue period, she performs African-based rituals of purification. She cleans house and body, and calls on the spirits (Orishas in the Yoruba tradition), receiving much needed inspiration and assurance in a dream. The film combines beautifully intimate still and moving images of the woman’s body and home space, along with playful stop-motion sequences. —Jacqueline Stewart, UCLA Film and Television Archive

Cycles

7.2 ⚠️ 1989 Cycles
США, драма

Compensation

Zeinabu irene Davis

John Earl Jelks, Michelle A. Banks

The life of a deaf African American woman in the early 1900s parallels with another living in the 1990s.

Compensation

7.1 ⚠️ 1999 Compensation
США, драма

Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA

Zeinabu irene Davis

Part of a multi-platform project highlighted by an hour long documentary about black filmmakers who worked and studied at UCLA between 1965 and the 1990s.

Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA

6.2 ⚠️ 2016 Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA
США, документальный

Sweet Bird of Youth

Zeinabu irene Davis

A short film directed by Zeinabu irene Davis.

Sweet Bird of Youth

6.2 ⚠️ 1987 Sweet Bird of Youth

A Powerful Thang

Zeinabu irene Davis

Barbara O. Jones, Asma Feyijinmi

This innovative drama, set in Ohio, traces an African American couple's search for intimacy and friendship. The spirited, African-identified Yasmine Allen is a writer and single mother who has been dating saxophone teacher Craig Watkins for a month. Wishing to end her self-imposed celibacy following her son's birth, Yasmine has reached a turning point in the relationship-but Craig, the Big Lug, wants to take it slow. Sage advice from friends and family members remind them, "sex is a powerful thang." Like her highly acclaimed CYCLES, Davis's film incorporates animation as well as Afro-Haitian dance in a rich exploration of the lives of African Americans.

A Powerful Thang

6.2 ⚠️ 1991 A Powerful Thang
США, драма

Crocodile Conspiracy

Zeinabu irene Davis

John Earl Jelks, Sandra Sealy

Conflicts arise when a middle aged African American school teacher decides to visit her father's homeland of communist Cuba.

Crocodile Conspiracy

5.8 ⚠️ 1986 Crocodile Conspiracy
США, драма

Re-creating Black Women's Media Image

Zeinabu irene Davis

The second short by Zeinabu irene Davis

Re-creating Black Women's Media Image

5.6 ⚠️ 1983 Re-creating Black Women's Media Image

A Period Piece

Zeinabu irene Davis

Sandra Sealy

In this video work, Zeinabu irene Davis and collaborator Quinta Seward perform a comic rap (old-school style) about the false promises in ads for feminine hygiene products. Lampooning the classic embarrassing scenarios (getting your period at the prom, exercise class or walking down the aisle), the rap’s feminist refrain reminds us that “confidence” comes from within, not from a box or tube. —Jacqueline Stewart

A Period Piece

3.2 ⚠️ 1991 A Period Piece

Define

O.Funmilayo Makarah

Zeinabu irene Davis

Oblique, episodic meditations on the semiotics and ethics of ethnic female identity are accompanied by a blandly cynical narrator explaining how to “win an invitation to the dominant culture.” —Kevin McMahon

Define

1988 Define