Film
A Powerful Thang
1991Directed by Zeinabu irene Davis
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- Released
- Runtime
- 57m
About A Powerful Thang
- Drama
Synopsis
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.
- Director
- Zeinabu irene Davis
- Writers
- Marc Arthur Chéry
- Zeinabu irene Davis
- Doris Owanda Johnson
