Body of Work: Yvonne Welbon - Night One: Program of Shorts

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. 

Remembering Wei-Yi Fang, Remembering Myself

 (USA, 1996, 30 min) 

An autobiographical experimental documentary about the artist's experiences as an African-American woman living in Taiwan for six years. 

Sisters in the Life: First Love 

(USA, 1993, 22 min) 

A thirty-something black lesbian reflects on falling for her best friend in junior high.

Missing Relations 

(USA, 1994, 12 min)

Missing Relations is an experimental dramatic documentary that explores loss and denial in an African American family through the story of the filmmaker’s kidnapped twin sisters, erased from family history for 24 years. 

Monique 

(USA, 1990, 3 min) 

Using a childhood experience of racial bigotry at school, this film looks at the ways in which racism is ingrained in American society, even in the play of children. 

The Taste of Dirt 

(USA, 2003, 12 min)

Yvonne Welbon presents a parable about a 7-year-old girl's encounter with racism at school.