2017 Berkshire Conference on the History of Women, Genders and Sexualities

June 01 - 04, 2017

"The Passionate Pursuits of Angela Bowen" is an award winning inspiring film about a young black girl who grew up in inner city Boston during the Jim Crow era, and became a classical ballerina, a legendary dance teacher, a black lesbian feminist activist, writer and professor. 

Official Winner Tampa International LGBTQ Film Festival
Best Documentary, Audience Award
Best Documentary 1st Place runner up, Juried Award

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For six decades Bowen has influenced and inspired untold numbers, speaking out as strongly for the Arts and Black and Women’s Rights as she has for LGBT Rights.

Bowen’s stories reveal how she managed to be her authentic self, and how race, class, gender, age, and sexuality played into her decisions and strategies for survival.

PASSIONATE PURSUITS is important to anyone who wants to know more about black women’s lives and the emergence of Black Feminism. The film challenges and inspires diverse audiences to pursue their own dreams with tenacity and courage, for themselves, for their communities and the world.

“Passionate Pursuits is a compelling portrait of an important figure in the evolution of contemporary Black feminist history in the United States. The film highlights vital aspects of 20th century African American history, women’s & LGBTQ history. Professor Beverly Guy-Sheftal founder of Women's Studies, Spellman College, says “Abod's documentary film is inspirational, informative, complex, and humorous, a must-see for Women's Studies, Black Studies, & Queer Studies classrooms.”