Shoga Films’ Queer Harlem Renaissance 101

Still from Queer Harlem Renaissance : A Prospectus (prod. by Shoga Films) (c) Robert Phillipson

From Shoga Films monthly newsletter Autumn in New York

We’ve been talking about the Queer Harlem Renaissance for years. Now, because Netflix is releasing its screen adaptation of the Nella Larson novel Passing, Time Magazine has thrown its considerable resources into promoting The (Gay) Harlem Renaissance under the rubric, “The History You Didn’t Learn.” We can’t dispute the characterization, but none of this is news to Shoga and its followers.

Still from Queer Harlem Renaissance : A Prospectus (prod. by Shoga Films) (c) Robert Phillipson

Enjoy this mainstream version of Queer Harlem Renaissance 101. We think our introduction, A Prospectus, compares favorably. And *we* have Daveed Diggs as narrator! Top that, Mr. Luce.

Still from Queer Harlem Renaissance : A Prospectus (prod. by Shoga Films) (c) Robert Phillipson

Click here to see Queer Harlem Renaissance : A Prospectus 

RACE, SEXUALITY & MUSIC Currently featuring // Queer Harlem Renaissance (QHR) project, a series of short films and documentaries about the unsung, yet influential LGBTQ+ community of the Harlem Renaissance.

SHOGA FILMS is a 501(c) (3) non-profit production and education company. We create multimedia works around race and sexuality that are intended to raise awareness and foster critical discussion. 

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