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Meet Mama Gloria. Chicago’s Black transgender icon Gloria Allen, now in her 70s, blazed a trail for trans people like few others before her. Emerging from Chicago’s South Side drag ball culture in the 1960s, Gloria overcame traumatic violence to become a proud leader in her community. Most famously, she pioneered a charm school for young transgender people that served as inspiration for the hit play&nbsp;Charm. Luchina Fisher’s empathic and engaging documentary is not only a portrait of a groundbreaking legend but also a celebration of unconditional love, the love Gloria received from her own mother and that she now gives to her chosen children. And it is driven by the love that Luchina has for her teenage transgender daughter, Gia.Mama Gloria is a co-production of Little Light Productions and <a href="https://blackpublicmedia.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Public Media </a>with major funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, <a href="https://fieldfoundation.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Field Foundation of Illinois</a> and WORLD. It has received additional support from <a href="http://sistersincinema.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sisters in Cinema</a>, SouthPaw Video Productions, the 2020 <a href="https://athenafilmfestival.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Athena Film Festival’s</a> Works in Progress Program and <a href="https://www.wmm.com/sponsored-project/mama-gloria/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women Make Movies</a> Production Assistance Program.

Mama Gloria

Equitas Health & OHIV: 2021 Pride Promo

Walterhoope presents 13th &amp; Republic, an Interactive, Operatic, Radical Dance Film directed by Darnell Pierre Benjamin that addresses excessive police force against Black communities and the mental health of the country.13th &amp; Republic features an original score by composer Kaleel Skeirik that weaves together contemporary symphonic, jazz, renaissance, and Appalachian folk music with original poetry and lyrics by Tyrone Williams.

13th and Republic

Patient Journey- Inner Monologue (60 Second Promo)

Mood Lavender

HRC Jordan Young

13th and Republic & Mama Gloria

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