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

PBS Broadcast: 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. (60 minutes)

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

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Film Information

A Litany For Survival (60 min.)

Broadcast Date: June 18, 1996

Filmmakers: Ada Gay Griffin, Michelle Parkerson Bio

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Critical Acclaim

... a mesmerizing documentary tribute”

Ms. Magazine