Ja’Tovia M. Gary

Ja’Tovia M. Gary is an artist and filmmaker based in Brooklyn. Her films and experimental video art often explore Black life in varied and nuanced ways. Her work has been screened at the Whitney Museum, MOCA Los Angeles, MoMA P.S.1 and many other film festivals worldwide. Her critically acclaimed film THE GIVERNY DOCUMENT (2019) is “a multi-textured cinematic poem that meditates on the safety and bodily autonomy of Black women” according to her press materials. It was filmed in Harlem and Giverny, France.

Films


The Giverny Document

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(2019)

A reflection on the safety and physical integrity of Black women. Combining different materials, the film juxtaposes Harlem street interviews with excerpts about Nina Simone concerts and Claude Monet's performances.

An Ecstatic Experience

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(2015)

A meditative invocation on transcendence as a means of restoration.

Women's Work

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(2012)

A documentation of the creative process of Simone Leigh, a Brooklyn-based sculptor and video artist.