ABOUT
BLACK AS U R
BLACK AS U R poses to Black America a highly
confrontational and much avoided question. Why
do we as a people protest against racial injustice,
but disregard the injustices experienced by black
queer people? After all, we are just as black as
you are.
In this incendiary documentary, filmmaker
Micheal Rice takes the audience on a journey
through the homophobia that characterizes many
black spaces, both contemporarily and via an
autobiographic look into his own upbringing in
the south.
BLACK AS U R is the first step in confronting the
African American community about queerphobia,
via the seering stories of queer black people.
AFTER ALL, WE ARE JUST AS
BLACK AS YOU ARE
Why do a select sum of Black Americans protest against racial oppression, but
frequently disregard the injustices experienced by Black queer people?
THE DIRECTOR
MICHEAL
RICE
Micheal Rice is a filmmaker, producer, choreographer and
creative director for stage and film. His uncompromising
vision is to bring the stories and art of LGBTQ communities
of color to the forefront of society. Rice has over 15 years’
experience working across multiple platforms, from
television to regional theatre. Rice has worked with a slew
of different production houses, agencies and noted artist in
his career such as IMG, WME, Big Fish Entertainment,
Chadwhick Boseman, Janet Hubert, composer - Bill Lee
and theatre guru Woodie King Jr.
His ground breaking 2017 debut documentary, 'party boi,
black diamonds in ice castles' (awarded ‘Best Documentary’
at the prestigious Pan-African Film Festival in 2020) sparked
intense controversy, and generated a much-needed
dialogue among urban LGBTQ communities of color about
substance abuse, HIV infection and isolation.
Rice's new documentary BLACK AS U R has already
received global notoriety for brining matters of Black trans
issues, self-affirmation and high-lighting the subject of
homophobia in Black spaces. BLACK AS U R has toured in
such countries as The UK, Portugal, Germany, Canada, Italy
and the US, making history as the inaugural winner of the
"Out In The Silence Award" from the largest LGBTQ Film
Festival in the world, Frameline in 2022. Micheal’s work is a
fusion of art, love, reflection and activism from behind and
in-front of the lens.
SCREENINGS
AGLIFF: Prism35
Austin, TX
Aug 26th, 2022 at 7:00pm
Galaxy Theater
6700 Middle Fiskville Road
Austin, TX, 78752, USA
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Black Alphabet Film
Festival Chicago
Chicago, IL
Sept. 10th, 2022 at 1:00pm
Reva & David Logan
Center for the Arts
915 E 60th Street,
Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Montreal International
Black Film Festival
Montreal, Quebec
September 20th, 2022
Montreal, QC, CANADA
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London Fringe Festival
London, UK
September 24th, 2022
93-95 Mile End Rd,
London , E1 4UJ, United Kingdom
+44207 780 2000
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RESOURCES
Suicide Prevention
988
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is
now the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
(although the previous 1-800-273-TALK
(8255) number for the Lifeline will
continue to function indefinitely).
Bullying Prevention
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HIV Prevention
PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) can reduce your chance of getting HIV from sex or injection drug use. When taken as prescribed, PrEP is highly effective for preventing HIV.Learn About PrEP
