Do I Look Like a Lady Comedians and Singers (2016)

Do I Look Like a Lady Comedians and Singers presents a dynamic checkerboard of moving image footage featuring AfricanAmerican actors and singers from across the 20th century from Jackie Moms Mabley to Eartha Kitt Whoopi Goldberg Whitney Houston and several others The video focuses on their individual voices as they express heartbreaking roles pointed lyrics sharp jokes and strong statements of resistance to the dominant culture The work is a powerful and often riotous reflection on the roles of black women in the United States