Blackness is Everything

Directed by Alba Roland Mejia · Starring Kadia Bah, Diontae Burden, Donté Clark, Brandon Davis · 2021

Poet Donte Clark performs a spoken-word tribute to the many faces of the Black diaspora in the San Francisco Bay Area, captured on 16mm film.

Spoken word, Ambrose Akinmusire's music and warm 16mm imagery come together in a vibrant celebration of Black life in the Bay Area.

Blackness is Everything is an experimental/performative short film that celebrates the diversity of the Black diaspora in The Bay Area.

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