Amandine Gay
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Biography
Amandine Gay (born October 16, 1984) is a French feminist, filmmaker, researcher and actress. Her first film Ouvrir la Voix is a documentary giving voice to Black women in France that aims to give an other approach of feminist movements. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amandine Gay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Ballroom immerses us in the LGBTQIA+ and racialized community of Greater Paris, united around ballroom culture. We follow the daily lives of young adults from the House of Revlon, each facing challenges that strongly reflect the societal issues of 21st-century France. Hybrid heroes, navigating the edge between marginalization and stardom.
Ballroom, danser pour exister
The movie focuses on our common identities : “woman” and “black”, whilst highlighting the diversity of Afropean diasporas. This documentary explores the intersections of discrimination, art and blackness.
Speak Up
Filmmaker and activist Amandine Gay was listed under ‘X’ as a child in France, abandoned by her mother to grow up in a white family. ‘A Story of One’s Own’ pass the mic to five people who, like herself, carry in themselves the experience of being adopted. Separated not only from their unknown biological parents and countries of birth but also from the story about themselves.
A Story of One's Own
Ballroom immerses us in the LGBTQIA+ and racialized community of Greater Paris, united around ballroom culture. We follow the daily lives of young adults at the House of Revlon, each with issues that resonate strongly with the societal challenges of 21st-century France. Hybrid heroes, on the edge between marginality and the star system.