Futurewomen (S1, E1): The Origins
Blackity Black Pride
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Documentary
Futurewomen is an alternate reality series about the creation of black superheroines!
The first episode, Origins, introduces viewers to Honey Pot Performance with footage from the rehearsal and first performance of Ma(s)king Her at REVIVAL, held at Chicago's Pritzker Pavilion in January 2015.
Futurewomen chronicles the development of Ma(s)king Her, a dance theater work about empowered journeywomen who must survive oppressive environs. Ma(s)king Her is the newest work by Honey Pot Performance (HPP), a woman-focused collaborative creative community committed to chronicling and interrogating Afro-diasporic feminist and fringe subjectivities amidst the pressures of contemporary global life. HPP has been working together in Chicago since 2001, most recently at the University of Chicago as part of its Crossing Boundaries Residency.
// CAST //
Meida McNeal // Artistic Director, Honey Pot Performance
Felicia Holman // Communications/PR Director, Honey Pot Performance
Abra M. Johnson // Member, Honey Pot Performance
// CREW //
Aymar Jean Christian // Director and Executive Producer
Khadijah White // Producer
Dru Montague // Director of Photography (interviews)
David Weathersby/SubVerse Studios // Videography (Ladies Ring Shout Performance)
IAMKIAM Studios // Videography (REVIVAL performance)
Evan Rindler // Editor
Sarah McClain // Post-production assistant
Jason Tompkins // Production assistant and Boom Operator
Co-produced by Under the Spell Productions
// TEAM @WeAreOpenTV //
Aymar Jean Christian // Head of Development
Stephanie Jeter // Head of Production
Elijah McKinnon // Head of Communication and Design
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