digital video & archival 16mm film. 13 minutes.

Produced, shot and directed by Lyntoria Newton

Once upon a time there was a little black girl who propelled herself into a dimension of new surfaces with old echoes of the little black girls who came before her. This essay film explores black girlhood from yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Awards, Festivals, and Screenings

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, 2019

Big Muddy Film Festival, 2019

Festival de films féministes de Montréal, 2018

Oakland International Film Festival, 2018

Sistas Are Doin' It For Themselves Short Film Festival, 2018

Hayti Heritage Film Festival, 2018

Bechdel Film Festival, 2018

The Breitrose Awards by The Enersen Foundation, 2017