Independent Lens
Ratified
Ratified brings to life the push to add the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution through the legal battle in Virginia—the final state needed to ratify the amendment.
SHATTERED (Working Title)
SHATTERED is an anthology of seven shorts that interrogates stereotypes of Black women—including the Sapphire, Mammy, and Jezebel—and explores new realities of freedom, care and joy.
- Funding Initiative
- Diversity Development Fund
Writer, Director, Producer
Rae Shaw
Rae Shaw is an interdisciplinary media artist and writer creating innovative and provocative narratives across spaces of visual media, fiction/nonfiction, performance, and poetry. Her work investigates issues of race, gender, and disparity, centers the experiences of women of color, and combats stereotypes of the black female in media.
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The Film
SHATTERED is an anthology of seven shorts that interrogates stereotypes of Black women—including the Sapphire, Mammy, and Jezebel—and explores new realities of freedom, care and joy.
