Films

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Spin Cycle

This autobiographical short revolves around a young filmmaker’s reflections on race, love, self-representation, and the tension of being seen. Ahead of its time in its intimacy and raw vulnerability, the film explores how identity and creative voice can intersect and conflict, and captures Aarin’s fears and aspirations as both lover and artist. Spin Cycle has become a touchstone for generations of viewers, as it invites anyone watching to reflect on their own inner landscape.

(1991)

Format: 16mm, 6 minutes.

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Widely recognized for featuring one of the earliest known on-screen kisses between two Black women, Dreams of Passion is an exploration of desire set in a dance studio that marked a critical moment. Featuring contemporary dancers Matima Hadi and Debra Floyd as well as original music by multi-instrumentalist Vicki Randle, it challenged norms of representation in experimental film and opened doors for queer Black visibility in cinema.

(1989)

Dreams of Passion

Format: 16mm, 4 minutes.

Reflections Unseen

This documentary centers the lives and experiences of eight HIV-positive Black women, exploring how they live, love, and resist in the face of illness, stigma, and social invisibility.

(2003)

Format: Digital, 26 minutes.

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My People Are

A documentary about youth pride and identity among multiracial communities. Through stories from a range of voices, My People Are explores how young people navigate mixed heritage in everyday life and reflects on what it truly means to belong.

(2007)

Format: Digital, 20 minutes.