A struggling actress in New York City takes a job as a phone sex operator. The film screening is part of “In Ecstasy – Micro Cinema,” a cinematic salon exploring Black erotica and Black femme sexual performance on screen. Organized by Kennedi Carter and Marcella Camara, “In Ecstasy – Micro Cinema” provides a moving archive
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“In Ecstasy, I Call Your Name So I Won’t Forget” is an archival exhibition curated by Kennedi Carter that examines the legacy of Black women in pin up. Opening reception is followed by a film screening of “Shakedown” (2018). From 2002 to 2015, filmmaker Leilah Weinraub documents explicit performances in an underground lesbian club in
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Ajita Wilson plays an African diplomat who comes to Milan to head a trade delegation. At the delegation she feels haunted by her past in which she appeared in a pornographic magazine. In a series of psychedelic scenes, we learn the sordid secrets of her racy past. The film screening is part of “In Ecstasy
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Join a Slow Art Tour with Gail Belvett for “In Ecstasy, I Call Your Name So I Won’t Forget.” A slow art tour presents a philosophical and literal alternative to the way visitors have traditionally consumed art. The tour challenges the notion that one needs to ‘know’ about art to appreciate it.
“In Ecstasy, I Call Your Name So I Won’t Forget” is an archival exhibition curated by Kennedi Carter that examines the legacy of Black women in pin up.
