Terrence Spivey's Clotilda drama 'An Ocean in My Bones' will be performed again at Africatown's 2023 Spirit of Our Ancestors Festival — but it won't be the same work audiences saw in 2022.
and other film-industry news sources rank as a likely Oscar nominee for best documentary – and the drama “The Woman King,” which touches on the Clotilda story in an indirect but interesting way.
“It’s not as grand as Jeremy makes it seem,” Frazier said. “I know what’s important – that we help this story survive.” Spivey said he respects the fact that “The Woman King” didn’t entirely gloss over the Agojie warriors’ complicity in slavery. “They did throw some facts in there,” he said. Spivey also is finding ways to show the important role that women had in founding, sustaining and guiding the Africatown community. It’s a subject near to Frazier’s heart, she said, because she’s descended from Lottie Dennison, one of the women who survived the Clotilda’s final voyage.
Alton Landry portrays Clotilda survivor Cudjoe Lewis in the play "An Ocean in My Bones." At right is Gayrita Wright Goldsmith as his wife Abache Lewis. “It was very cathartic for them, just to do these exercises,” he said. “The masculinity we have, we don’t show a lot of emotions. Particularly some African American men, some of us, we don’t show emotions. We put our heads down or go someplace else and do it quietly, silently. So I’ve been working with them to let their faces be seen.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Mysterious Pattern Emerges in The Future of Children Who Break BonesBreaking a bone in childhood is not just a rite of passage.
Read more »
Firefighter dies from injuries suffered at Brooklyn firehouse: 'Firefighting was in his bones'REST IN PEACE: A 21-year FDNY veteran died after he was injured at his Brooklyn firehouse.
Read more »
Dallas Central Appraisal District launches new ‘bare bones’ site as cyber attack continuesThe Dallas Central Appraisal District, responsible for determining property values in the county, has been hobbled by a cyber ransomware attack for the past...
Read more »
Virginia woman caught bringing giraffe, zebra bones back from trip to Africa: CBPA Virginia woman was caught with giraffe and zebra bones at a Washington, D.C.-area airport last month after arriving home from a trip to Africa, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials.
Read more »
Giraffe and zebra bones from Africa seized at U.S. airportAuthorities seized an unusual souvenir at a Virginia airport: giraffe and zebra bones, which a Virginia woman was bringing home from a trip to Africa, officials said.
Read more »
Virginia woman caught bringing giraffe and zebra bones back from AfricaA Virginia woman was found with some rather unusual souvenirs in her luggage at Washington Dulles International Airport last month.
Read more »