Reel Sisters
 presents 
I Own Me: The Spirit of Resistance & Rebirth
, a collection of short films honoring women leaders and the spirit of resistance, rebirth and healing. Untold stories about important historical and community leaders are celebrated in our showcase. From 
Reimagining 
Queen Nanny of the Maroons
 
to Angola's Queen Nzinga in 
Before 1619: She Took Justice
, each film addresses the power to rise above oppression and injustice to rebirth a new future for generations to come.
The program will be held on 
May 22, 2025
, 6:30 pm at Riverside Theater, 91 Claremonth Ave. (121 St). 
Tickets: 
$7 (plus 
Eventbrite fees
).
The program is funded, in part, by the West Harlem Development Corporation, National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, Council members Crystal Hudson (CD 35) and Farah Louis (CD 45).
FILM SHOWCASE
Rock Island Prison 1864
narrative, 6:49 min.
Producer/Director:
 Joy Shannon
Guarding Confederate POWS in a Civil War prison, a runaway slave now Union soldier, desperately fights for power, or faces returning to slavery. Inspired by a true story.
Reimagining Queen Nanny of the Maroons
32 min., documentary
Producers:
 Leo R. Douglas
Directors:
 Leo R. Douglas and Udemba McleanWriters: Leo R. Douglas and Marcia Douglas
Drawing on African spiritualism in which nature itself is sacred, and West African cultures where women are traditional leaders and the female-form is commonly ecologically deified, the “Reimagining Nanny” Project retelling of the story of Queen Nanny, national heroine of Jamaica, as a shaman of the forests, healer, priestess and protector of the springs and watersheds, and commander of energies of the earth, creatures, mountains and valleys of the Blue and John Crow Mountains of Jamaica.
Before 1619: She Took Justice
29:58 min., documentary
Producer:
 Gloria Browne-Marshall, The Law and Policy Group, Inc.
Director: Bobby John Field
Journey to Angola and discover the feats of an extraordinary African warrior Queen who fought European invaders in the 1660s and her powerful connection today.
Information Source: African Voices Magazine | eventbrite

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