Black Women Writers Gatherings Documented in Film by Writer Jayne Cortez

H-Afro-Am Black Women Writers Gatherings Documented in Film by Writer Jayne Cortez

Discussion published by Roselly Torres on Sunday, March 15, 2020

Today we celebrate the work of Black women writers with two documentaries by Jayne Cortez.

Yari Yari: Black Women Writers and the Future

Jayne Cortez

1999, 52 min., Color, US

Yari Yari means "the future" in the Kuranko language of Sierra Leone, West Africa. Yari Yari -- Black Women Writers and the Future: An International Conference on Literature by Women of African Descent was held at New York University in October 1997. It was the first major international literary conference of its kind, featuring such renowned writers as Edwidge Danticat, Sonia Sanchez, Maya Angelou, Werewere Liking, and Sapphire. The video documents selected scenes from panels, readings, and performances during the conference.

Yari Yari Pamberi: Black Women Writers Dissecting Globalization

Jayne Cortez

2007, 75 min., Color, US

Globalization has shaped the culture and politics of Africa and its diaspora for centuries. YARI YARI PAMBERI brings together women from across the U.S., Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and South America. This film documents selected scenes from panels, readings, and performances during the 2004 Yari Yari Pamberi Conference and features renowned writers Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Maryse Conde, Nawal El Saadawi, Aminata Traore, Ama Ata Aidoo, Edwidge Danticat, Gloria Naylor, Sohna Benga, Latasha N Nevada Diggs, and others. Recommended by EMRO.

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