angelabassetts:Film masterpost highlighting the stories of women of color. Representation of women
angelabassetts: Film masterpost highlighting the stories of women of color. Representation of women of color in film is quite scarce, so here are some films I think showcase a wide range of perspectives and experiences that we don't get to see on our movie screens. Women of Color in Dramas American Violet (2008) Brick Lane (2008) Desert Flower (2009) Dreams of Life (2011) Heaven on Earth (2008) I Will Follow (2011) Skin (2008) The Patience Stone (2013) Things Never Said (2013) Yasmin (2004) Women of Color in Friendship/Family films Arranged (2007) Chutney Popcorn (1999) Eve’s Bayou (1997) How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2005) Radiance (1998) Real Women Have Curves (2002) The Joy Luck Club (1993) The Sapphires (2011) Tortilla Soup (2001) Waiting to Exhale (1995) What’s Cooking? (2000) Women of Color in RomComs It’s a Wonderful Afterlife(2010) Miss Dial (2013) Young Girls of Color Akeelah and the Bee (2006) Anita and Me (2002) Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) Life, Above All (2010) Linda Linda Linda Rabbit Proof Fence (2002) Wadjda (2012) Whale Rider (2002) Xiu Xiu The Sent Down Girl (1998) Yelling to the Sky (2011) Queer Women of Color Pariah (2011) I Can’t Think Straight (2008) Saving Face (2004) Spider Lilies (2007) The Journey (2004) The Peculiar Kind s1 & s2 (web series) Yes or No 1 & 2 -- source link
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