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A Litany For Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde

Premiere Date: June 18, 1996

Synopsis

Poet, lover, mother, warrior — Audre Lorde writes passionately of love and anger, civil rights and sexuality, family politics and the glories of nature. Ada Gay Griffin and Michelle Parkerson reveal the potent legacy of this celebrated African American poet, whose life was cut short after a long battle with breast cancer.

TAGS: cancer, feminism, health, lesbianism, poetry, sexuality, women

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Filmmakers

Ada Gay Griffin

Ada Gay Griffin

Michelle Parkerson

Michelle Parkerson

Critical Acclaim

... a mesmerizing documentary tribute”

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