Video
Black Men and Me
Single-channel video
5:57 | 2006
5:57 | 2006
Black Men and Me is an experimental documentary short in which a woman explores her position as a Trinidadian dyke and her complex relationship with black men. Shot in a barbershop, a traditional gathering place for black men, she has her head shaved while she reflects on her black masculinity.
Winner: Best Canadian Female Short Award
Inside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, May 2007
Installation Photos (OCADU Graduate Gallery, 2015): Brian Desrosiers-Tam
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