Filmed on location in Harlem and in Monet’s historic gardens in Giverny, this multi-textured cinematic poem meditates on the bodily integrity and creative virtuosity of black women.

From the streets of present-day Harlem to Claude Monet’s garden at Giverny, the film asks what it is to live in the body of a black woman, bearing the weight not only of a racist past and present, but of a history of objectifying artistic representation. By putting her own body on screen − and on the line − artist Ja’Tovia M. Gary channels vulnerability, pain, and anger while celebrating the potential to move forward.

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… an opportunity to share my film with a wide international audience of cinema lovers who are hungry for work that challenges and inspires.

Ja'Tovia M. Gary

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Director
Ja'Tovia M. Gary

Cast
Ja'Tovia M. Gary

Producer
Ja'Tovia M. Gary, Paige Wood

Co-producer
Artesia Balthrop

Cinematography
Mia Cioffi Henry

Music
Nelson Bandela, Dyani Douze

Sound
Emily Strong

Editing
Ja'Tovia M. Gary

Animation
Ja'Tovia M. Gary

Production
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