U People Documentary (15 Min. Trailer): Race and Sexuality in Today's America

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Today, I ran across a pleasant delight while taking a "break" from work - U People. U People is a multi-faceted conscious-raising project that bridges art and activism and provides a critical assessment of race and sexuality in America. "U People" -- a documentary that is an outgrowth of the broader project premiered on Logo February 7th and won the Jury Award at the IMAGE-NATION LGBT Film Festival in Canada.

I was able to catch parts of the documentary online at the Logo site but was unsuccessful in seeing the entire film (although they say the Full Documentary is present). By digging a bit further, I found this 15 minute trailer that provides a closer look at why YOU should be buying-watching-talking about this film. The U People website states that:

the mission of the documentary is to dismantle the blanket categorization and ignorance inherent in the phrase "you people" by displaying unique individuals in possession of personal power and self-determination. It upholds the vision that camaraderie and sisterhood is vibrant and sustaining, though not always easy, among straight and gay women and gender non-conformists in the African diaspora.

For those of you interested in uncommon (read: non-media-driven) insight into the race and the same-sex marriage debate, I highly recommend the portion of the video from minute 9:09 on to the end.


U People Documentaruy: 15 Min. Trailer
Video sent by upeoplethemovie

The following is a 15minute trailer and excerpt for the U People Documentary. It tells the story of what happened behind the scenes of a not so typical music video shoot one spring weekend in Brooklyn. Where women across sexualities got together to create something that had never been seen before. This trailer is an overview of the film and highlights one scene that focuses on civil and marriage rights.


Music: Hanifah Walidah - Happy
Honey Larochelle - "Hold You Down

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