Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Guests Expected
Directors Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson are expected to attend for a post-screening conversation following the film.
Description
“The trip to Mars can only be understood through Black Americans.” Legendary poet Nikki Giovanni’s revelation is a launching pad to an inspiring exploration of her life and legacy. Through a collision of memories, moments in American history, live readings of her poetry, and impressions of space, Giovanni urges us to imagine a future where Black women lead, and equity is a reality.
Directors Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson (American Promise, The Changing Same) craft a vision fit for the radical imagination of Nikki Giovanni. Giovanni reckons with the inevitable passing of time, while an evocative melding of vérité and archival images act as openings into her mindscape, transcending time and place. Brewster and Stephenson’s approach is imaginative and dreamlike, akin to the way Giovanni’s words are hair-raising in their power to summon unrealized ways of seeing. The Afro-futuristic lens honors Giovanni’s complexity and transports us on a journey through Black liberation from the perspective of one of America’s most acclaimed and beloved writers, a profound artist and activist. Next stop, Mars.
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Film Details
Language English
Year 2023
Runtime 102
Country USA
Director Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster
Producer Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster, Tommy Oliver
Closed Captions Closed Captions are not available for this film
Audio Description Audio Descriptions are not available for this film
American Sign Language (ASL) Interpretation American Sign Language Interpretation is not currently scheduled for this film