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An epic portrait of the eloquent, award-winning Black, lesbian, poet, mother, teacher and activist, Audre Lorde, whose writings -- spanning five decades -- articulated some of the most important social and political visions of the century. From Lorde's childhood roots in NYC's Harlem to her battle with breast cancer, this moving film explores a life and a body of work that embodied the connections between the Civil Rights movement, the Women's movement, and the struggle for lesbian and gay rights. At the heart of this documentary is Lorde's own challenge to "envision what has not been and work with every fiber of who we are to make the reality and pursuit of that vision irresistible."

Directors : Ada Gay Griffin , Michelle Parkerson

Hosted by the Black Studies Summer Seminar. The Black Studies Summer Seminar is a one-week, on-campus, research-intensive seminar that explores various themes in or connected to Black studies. It honours the field’s radical interdisciplinarity by centering collaboration, co-creation, and experiential learning. It brings together Black artists and scholars at the intersection of imagination and academic trajectories, necessitating alternative modalities of knowledge production and the intramural.

This year’s Black Studies Summer Seminar will take place in Kingston, Ontario, from June 9-13, 2025, featuring workshops, seminars, keynote lectures, and dedicated spaces for critical discussion, meaningful engagement, and gathering.