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A Powerful Thang (1991)
Directed by Zeinabu irene Davis
Drama · 57m
This innovative drama, set in Ohio, traces an African American couple's search for intimacy and friendship. The spirited, African-identified Yasmine Allen is a writer and single mother who has been dating saxophone teacher Craig Watkins for a month. Wishing to end her self-imposed celibacy following her son's birth, Yasmine has reached a turning point in the relationship-but Craig, the Big Lug, wants to take it slow. Sage advice from friends and family members remind them, "sex is a powerful thang." Like her highly acclaimed CYCLES, Davis's film incorporates animation as well as Afro-Haitian dance in a rich exploration of the lives of African Americans.
Cast
Barbara O. Jones
John Earl Jelks
Crew
- Director
- Zeinabu irene Davis
- Writer
- Marc Arthur Chéry, Zeinabu irene Davis, Doris Owanda Johnson
- Director of Photography
- S. Torriano Berry
- Editor
- Casi Pacilio
- Producer
- Zeinabu irene Davis
Details
- Release date
- 1991-01-01
- Runtime
- 57m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America