Body of Work: Yvonne Welbon - Night Three: Sisters in Cinema

Yvonne Welbon is an award-winning filmmaker and founder and CEO of the Chicago-based non-profit Sisters in Cinema, inspired by her documentary of the same name, about the history of Black women feature film directors. 

Sisters in Cinema 

(USA, 2003, 62 min) 

Sisters in Cinema is a seminal work that pays homage to African American women, who, against all odds, made history. The careers, lives, and films of inspirational women filmmakers, such as Euzhan Palcy, Julie Dash, Darnell Martin, Dianne Houston, Neema Barnette, Cheryl Dunye, Kasi Lemmons, and Maya Angelou, are showcased within the film.