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Inspiring, mind-blowing. The film and her story has not only allowed me to validate my being, but I’ve literally been given permission to live my life and to pursue my dreams. I just, for whatever reason, needed to hear it. The work, the film and her life, will forever leave a profound impact on me. Thank you so much.
Jackie Gonzales, RN & University Student
The Passionate Pursuits of Angela Bowen is that rare documentary built upon a dynamic relationship between subject and filmmaker. Angela Bowen encapsulates in her life and work all of the major social movements that energized us from the 1950s to the present. Against the backdrop of Black empowerment worldwide, women’s demands, and the establishment of LGBT political identity, the film traces Dr. Bowen’s career path from the performing arts through social activism to academia. It is the courage of her convictions that allows her to “move easily from one thing to another,” and that is what earns the respect of family, fellow activists, colleagues, students—and finally the viewers of the film. Director Jennifer Abod, being Angela Bowen’s spouse and herself an activist, is able to show Bowen’s personal motivations as she confronts the multiple challenges faced by women, particularly lesbians, of color. To someone like myself, born and raised outside the US, this documentary has added value because it is an opportunity to witness the true naturalization process in America. “…people need to keep pushing the line forward. You didn’t need to do it all at once.” One sees this principle of her West Indian mother enriching Bowen’s interactions on the East Coast and overseas, and eventually guiding a new generation of immigrant and non-immigrant students in California.
Jayasri Hart, Hartfilms
