Sun 6/14 @ 1-4PM

Sistah Sinema Cleveland presents programs focused on queer women of color. Its upcoming program, a special screening of the 1995 filmnA Litany for Survival: The Life & Work of Audre Lorde, looks at the life of noted lesbian writer, educator and civil rights activist Lorde (1934-1992), whose life was complicated by her need, early in her life, to conceal her personal relationships which she later became open about. In addition to her extensive poetry work, she wrote nonfiction about her ideas and life.

 The screening takes place at SPACES gallery, in conjunction its current show by Brookyln-based ọmọlolú Refilwe Bàbátúndé, whose show meditations on be(IN) thr(u), a multi-media installation which addresses subjects such familial archives, Black sound traditions, healing practices, and self-emancipation.

The program includes guest speakers Nedra Johnson and Storme Webber, and an open mic following the film in which audience members are invited to share their feelings and impressions about Lorde’s work. Doors open at 1pm with refreshments; film screening starts at 1:40. The open mic follows from 2:40-3pm.

Go here for tickets.

sistah-sinema-a-litany-for-survival-the-life-and-work-of-audre-lorde