She Don't Fade/The Ride Pt. 1/ Absolutely Fabulous + OJ Chase

She Don't Fade/The Ride Pt. 1/ Absolutely Fabulous + OJ Chase

youth, activist, collective, video, community-based

This is a crazy montage of a VHS tape. I seemed to have taped "The Ride Part 1" over the tail end of a bad dub of Cheryl Dunye's "She Don't Fade." I taught this series for many years as a strong representation of the possibilities for community-based, collective, activist youth video. It seems to also have some of the TV show "Absolutely Fabulous" recorded from TV on to the same tape with live coverage of the OJ Simpson chase superimposed onto the show. We always taped over things then!

Cheryl Dunye; PBS; BBC 1

1994

Young filmmakers tour the U.S., taking 'funky shots' of fellow teens facing (or not) the problems of growing up. Created by Shauna Garr, a former producer of 'MTV News.' TV Guide

Award-winning comedy set in the world of fashion and PR with Jennifer Saunders as the immature fun-loving mother and Julia Sawalha as her sensible daughter. -BBC One

A smart, hilarious, and self-reflexive look at the sexuality of a young black lesbian. -- Criterion Collection

Shauna Garr

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