Anyone who signs up to the BlackmanVision Radical Film Manifesto Get your hands on equipment. Any equipment will do. Don’t be fussy; just practise your craft. Read books. Can’t afford them – borrow them/order them from the library Learn about your personal histories. Talk to your family. What are their stories? Look beneath the collective lies from your own culture and background and don’t be afraid to be true to your own reality. Don’t compare yourself to other filmmakers. You are unique. Learn about film history and culture from your country and internationally Don’t be put off if people find your work challenging and sometimes argue angrily with you. If you want to be popular enter a beauty contest don’t be a filmmaker Finish your film to the best quality you can afford Get money from anyone you can. If you are not a good business person, get someone who is. If the funders don’t give you money make your film anyway Get together an informal support network to give you feedback on your projects – formal takes too much time and effort.
The films of BlackmanVision include Paradise Lost (GB 2003) 25 mins A personal exploration of homosexual life in Trinidad & Tobago.Legacy (GB 2006) 17 mins The effect of 400 years of slavery on the intimate reationships of the slaves descendants.Fem (GB 2007) 9 mins 30 secs A butch homage to the power of and beauty of queer femininity.