Fierceness Served! The ENIKAlley Coffeehouse
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An unsung renaissance evolved in a Washington, D.C. coffeehouse created by Black LGBTQ artists and activists. That mid-1980s venue was a safe haven and creative incubator during the onslaught of AIDS and crack – later inspiring Black queer creatives internationally.
Directors Spotlight
Michelle Parkerson
Director
Writer, filmmaker and educator Michelle Parkerson is from Washington, DC. Her creative career gained impetus in the late 1970s and early 80s, when she became a major contributor to a new Black gay and lesbian renaissance of artists, musicians, activists, writers and dramatists in the city – among them, her close friend, poet Essex Hemphill.
- Year
- 2021
- Runtime
- 34 minutes
- Country
- USA
- Language
- English
- Director
- Michelle Parkerson
- Cast
- GREGORY ADAMS, GREGORY FORD, PAMELA A. JAFARI, WAYSON R. JONES, KWELISMITH, CHRISTOPHER PRINCE
- Cinematographer
- QINLING LI, T.L. BENTON
- Editor
- QINLING LI
- Music
- j. scales
- Producer
- Shelle'e M. Haynesworth
- Sound Design
- PAVEL SINEV
- Premiere
- Philadelphia