Celebrating LA Femme Noire
Brooklyn Filmmaker Aiesha Turman Continues Annual Tradition With Screening of Ground Breaking Documentary.
- New York, NY (1888PressRelease) August 15, 2012 - Super Hussy Media Founder and Filmmaker, Aiesha Turman, announced today the date of the second annual screening of her feature documentary, The Black Girl Project (www.blackgirlproject.com) in Brooklyn, the film's backdrop, The Brooklyn screening has become a yearly tradition, and a welcome stop on the movie's international tour. Turman will screen the documentary on Thursday, August 23rd at the famed Brooklyn Children's Museum.
"I'm really excited to screen again in Brooklyn, my home, and have some of the young women from the film to participate in a panel discussion," said Turman. "It's always been my goal to use this film as a springboard to create a space for growth and change."
Moderated by author, Kim Kirkley, the panel discussion and informal Q&A session focusing on the central themes of the film will follow the hour long screening. The audience will get to speak with Aiesha Turman and featured participants from the film.
Produced by Turman's Super Hussy Media (www.superhussy.com), The Black Girl Project (BGP) focuses on one core question: "who are you? "That one question spawned another, then another and yet another, but the one initial question is at the heart of the film.
This film, also the impetus for a non-profit (www.blackgirlproject.org ) of the same name, seeks to portray black girls as the complex beings they are. Not just the two sides of the coin we see perpetuated in the media: saint or sinner. It also seeks to spark inter and intra-generational dialogue between black girls and women.
The film screening will also serve as a fundraiser for the Black Girl Project organization. To purchase tickets, visit http://theblackgirlproject.ticketleap.com/bgpbk2012/. The screening begins promptly at 7:30 PM. All proceeds from the screening benefit the programs of the non-profit.
For press inquiries, email Tamara Walker at tamara ( @ ) nyprdiva dot net or visit www dot blackgirlproject dot com dot
ABOUT BLACK GIRL PROJECT
The Black Girl Project aims to address the challenges girls face in their daily lives, in addition to helping girls build a strong sense of self, develop healthy relationships and take care of their bodies and minds. Black women and girls are under siege within their own communities and society at large. Not only are they more likely to contract HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), they are at high risk for physical and sexual assault, and death from curable/manageable ailments such as diabetes, obesity and hypertension. In addition, they are more likely to be living at or below the poverty line.
The Black Girl Project addresses the critical worldwide problem of low self-esteem, lack of education, poverty rates and issues specific to black adolescent and pre-adolescent girls regardless of ethnicity. The Black Girl Project is designed to foster positive self-esteem, critical thinking, leadership, academic achievement, community service and entrepreneurial skills among girls, ages 8 to 17, in the United States, the Caribbean, South America, Africa, Europe - wherever there are black girls in need.
This film, also the impetus for a non-profit of the same name, seeks to portray black girls as the complex beings they are. Not just the two sides of the coin we see perpetuated in the media: saint or sinner. It also seeks to spark inter and intra-generational dialogue between black girls and women. For more information about the Black Girl Project, visit: www.blackgirlproject.org.
ABOUT SUPER HUSSY MEDIA
Super Hussy Media is independently owned, written, edited and designed by filmmaker and writer, Aiesha Turman. A strong believer in the empowerment of young women and girls, particularly those of color, Aiesha created Super Hussy as a means to explore black life as it related to the female gender across place, class, time and sexuality. The site focuses on projects that are intensely personal and through them, hopes to shed light on the contradictions, triumphs, perils and beauty that is black womanhood.
Utilizing traditional and emerging media as tools for investigation, Super Hussy Media engages in frank dialogue surrounding the issues of race, class, gender, spirituality and sexual orientation and the roles they play in the lives of black women and girls through the use of women and families, both historic and contemporary. By illuminating the hardships, struggles and complexities of black womanhood, Super Hussy Media seeks to change the paradigm through which black women are viewed and ultimately, how they view themselves.
For more information, visit: www.superhussy.com
CREDITS
Conceived + Directed By
Aiesha Turman
Primary Participants
Chanel Jones
Courtney James
Netchem Hairston
Aurelia Spence
Amanda Rivera
Tiffany Coley
Paige Padgett
Melissa Henry
Additional Photography
Nasheim Williams
Netchem Hairston
###
space
space
Satisfied Users & 
Approved Press Releases
Print
Email
Report Spam