The Post Soul Cinema of Kasi Lemmons

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By (edited) Dianah Wynter ’81

Published April 19, 2023

  Film director, screenwriter, and actress Kasi Lemmons is known as the first Black woman filmmaker to produce a full body of work in cinema. Wynter dives deep into film theory by examining Lemmons works. From Eve’s Bayou (1997) to Whitney Houston: I wanna Dance With Somebody (2022) The Post Soul Cinema of Kasi Lemmons (Springer International Publishing), highlights Lemmon’s post-soul aesthetic, as well as the lens and visions she’s brought to the screen through her life and experiences as a woman of color. 

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