Chronicles of a Lying Spirit (by Kelly Gabron)
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Directed by Cauleen Smith • 1992 • United States
In this short, shot on 16 mm film in 1992, Cauleen Smith employs her alter ego Kelly Gabron and a collage of images, text, and voices in order to fabricate a history in which the presence of Black women is reinserted into histories that often render them invisible.
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