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MONIKERS

MONIKERS explores African American nicknaming practices, looking at personal narratives that span generations and providing a nuanced examination of cultural traditions.

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15 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

Marquise Mays

Producer/Director

Marquise Mays is a filmmaker who explores and studies Black life, particularly in the Midwest. His work has been featured on the Criterion Channel, PBS, BET, and The Redford Center. His films, such as Blindspot (2020), The Heartland (2021), and Black Strings (2023), are all careful renderings of individual Black life and circumstance.