Film director Jamika Ajalon: biography, career, and where to

Introduction to Cultural Skit-zo-frenia

Jamika Ajalon

This tape explores the raw edges of identity for a lesbian/gay of color. Set to an original soundtrack, the work foregrounds the particular experiences of African American lesbians while challenging homophobia in the black community - Julia Lessage, "Making a Difference"

Introduction to Cultural Skit-zo-frenia

1993

Shades

Jamika Ajalon

SHADES explores the issues around dark and light skin in the African American community. Drawing on erotic imagery and the relation between a light skinned woman and a darker skinned Lesbian, this video questions what exactly is meant by "Black enough".

Shades

1994

Memory Tracks

Jamika Ajalon

A woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown follows the afroed spirit of a revolutionary past through London's streets: Brixton and Portobello. I used the camera as the means for reflexive analysis of black female subjectivity and performances of resistance in urban spaces, specifically within the context of London's Portobello and Brixton.

Memory Tracks

1997