SPIT ON THE BROOM
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Synopsis
For more than a century and a half, a group of African-American women belonging to a clandestine organization have acted as agents of goodwill in their communities. This visual essay conveys the history of the United Order of Tents, a secret society that originated in the aftermath of the American Civil War. The strength of this multigenerational sisterhood is shown through an amalgamation of historical reenactments and contemporary sequences.
Spit on the Broom screens as part of the shorts program This Woman’s Work, on Saturday, June 26 at 11:00 am.
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About the Director
Madeleine Hunt Ehrlich is a filmmaker and artist who has completed projects in Kingston, Jamaica and Miami, Florida, as well as extensively in the five boroughs of New York City. Her work has screened all over the world including at the Guggenheim Museum and the Whitney Museum of Art in New York and in film festivals such as New Orleans Film Festival, Doclisboa and Blackstar Film Festival. Madeleine has a degree in Film and Photography from Hampshire College and has an MFA in Film and Media Arts from Temple University. She is currently an Assistant Professor in film and television production at CUNY – Queens College in New York City.
