Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
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NOMINATED - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
2021
United States
20 mins
NYC Premiere
Documentary Film Competition
| Cheri Gaulke | |
| Jon Gann | |
| Alfre Woodard (Voice of Alma Thomas) |
Alma W. Thomas broke color barriers on and off the canvas, yet did not receive national attention until she was 80. Born a generation after slavery, Alma Woodsey Thomas grew up in the South, in a home where education was a priority. At 16, with racial tensions high and no further schooling options, her family moved to Washington, DC, where she started her incredible life of firsts: the first Fine Arts graduate from Howard University (1924), the first African-American Woman to mount a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1972), and the first African-American woman to exhibit her paintings in the White House (2009).
About the Director
Cheri Gaulke is a pioneer in the feminist art movement in Los Angeles. Her work has been presented in film festivals internationally, in galleries and museums, and alternative settings including buses, churches, and prehistoric temples. Initially known as a performance artist, her work addresses themes such as the body, religion, sexual identity, and the environment.
Reviews
Alma Thomas and an Artist’s Journey Through a Colorful Life – Winter Film Awards, by Belton DeLaine-Facey
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