A Powerful Thang (1991)
This innovative drama, set in Ohio, traces an African American couple's search for intimacy and friendship. The spirited, African-identified Yasmine Allen is a writer and single mother who has been dating saxophone teacher Craig Watkins for a month. Wishing to end her self-imposed celibacy following her son's birth, Yasmine has reached a turning point in the relationship-but Craig, the Big Lug, wants to take it slow. Sage advice from friends and family members remind them, "sex is a powerful thang." Like her highly acclaimed CYCLES, Davis's film incorporates animation as well as Afro-Haitian dance in a rich exploration of the lives of African Americans.
Director: Zeinabu irene Davis
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Barbara O. Jones as (as Barbara O) |
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Asma Feyijinmi as |
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John Earl Jelks as Craig Watkins (as John Jelks) |
| Directing | Zeinabu irene Davis | Director |
| Production | Zeinabu irene Davis | Producer |
| Writing | Marc Arthur Chéry | Writer |
| Writing | Zeinabu irene Davis | Writer |
| Camera | S. Torriano Berry | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Doris Owanda Johnson | Writer |
| Art | Christina Springer | Art Direction |
| Editing | Casi Pacilio | Editor |
