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Four Women is a 1975 short experimental film produced and directed by Julie Dash featuring music by Nina Simone.[1]

Four Women
Directed by	Julie Dash
Produced by	Winfred Tennison
Starring	Linda Martina Young
Cinematography	Robert Maxwell
Music by	Nina Simone
Release date	1975 (1975)
Running time	8 minutes
Country	United States

Summary

Dancer Linda Martina Young captures the spirit of four women: Aunt Sarah, Saffronia, Sweet Thing and Peaches to the Nina Simone ballad Four Women.[2][3] The women represent stereotypes of black women as they attempt to survive in America.[4]

Production

Linda Martina Young choreographed the dance performance, which Dash refers to as a "choreopoem".[5]

The film is celebrated as one of the first experimental films by a black woman filmmaker. The film, unlike others that portrayed the positive aspects of black womanhood, explored the negative realities many black women face in America.[6]

Restoration

In addition to the original 16mm rolls, a new print was created from the color negative A/B rolls and original track negative.[7]

Screenings

• Cinema Remixed and Reloaded Exhibit, Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, 2007
• One Way or Another: Black Women's Cinema, BAMcinematek, 2016
• L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema Exhibit[8]
• We Wanted a Revolution: :Black Radical Women, 1965-1985, Brooklyn Museum, 2017.[9]

References

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