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Michelle Parkerson

Michelle Parkerson

Michelle Parkerson is an American filmmaker and academic. She is an assistant professor in Film and Media Arts at Temple University and has been an independent film/video maker since the 1980s, focusing particularly on feminist, LGBT and political activism and issues.

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Movies Made By Michelle Parkerson (9)

Fierceness Served! The ENIKAlley Coffeehouse (2022)

A short film that focuses on the Washington DC history of The Coffeehouse, which served as a performance venue, rehearsal space, and meeting place for Black LGBTQ artists and political organizations in the 1980s. It hosted such luminaries as poet Audre Lor ...

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A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde (1995)

The career of iconic and influential poet and writer Audre Lorde is seen up until death. ...

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Odds and Ends (1993)

In the year 2096, Black women warriors wage a vigilant battle against racial and gender annihilation. In this devastated universe, a fable unravels between interplanetary frontlines. ...

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Stormé: Lady of the Jewel Box (1991)

"It ain't easy…being green" is the favorite expression of Stormé DeLarverie, a woman whose life flouted prescriptions of gender and race. During the 1950s and '60s she toured the black theater circuit as a mistress of ceremonies and the sole male impers ...

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N.C.B.L.G.: The First Decade (1988)

A short documentary about the history of the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. ...

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Gotta Make This Journey: Sweet Honey in The Rock (1983)

This vibrant and engaging video profiles the a capella activist group, Sweet Honey in the Rock. Singing to end the oppression of Black people world wide, SWEET HONEY embraces musical styles from spirituals and blues to calypso, and concerns ranging from fe ...

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Greetings from Washington, D.C. (1981)

A short documentary about the First National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, which took place on Sunday, October 14th 1979. ...

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...But Then, She's Betty Carter (1980)

This lively film is an unforgettable portrait of legendary vocalist Betty Carter, one of the greatest living exponents of jazz. Uncompromised by commercialism throughout her long career, she has forged alternative criteria for success — including foundin ...

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Movies Starring Michelle Parkerson (1)

N.C.B.L.G.: The First Decade (1988)

A short documentary about the history of the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. ...

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