The Grand Trifecta: Isaac Julien, Cheryl Dunye, and Nneka Onuorah
Two iconic filmmakers were honored recently in New York City, and a fresh young talent presented a screening of her award-winning documentary at a packed New York night club. Last month My partner April and I were invited to attend "The James R. Brudner '83 Memorial Prize Lecture with Isaac Julien," organized by the Yale University LGBT Studies Program. The VIP reception and lecture took place at the Times Square offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where Isaac was interviewed and asked to reflect on his successful career as a black, queer filmmaker. We were treated to clips from his most celebrated films including Looking for Langston, Young Soul Rebels , and Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Masks . Isaac Julien and Nina Kennedy I had originally met Isaac in Vienna where he was part of a panel discussion on his film The Long Road to Mazatlan . Both of us were many years younger and several pounds lighter, but we both knew a lifetime c...