2. The Myth of Our Characters, a Kathleen Collins Masterclass

“I am interested in how human beings evolve; a consciousness that is true to who they are in HERE. In the center of their being. I am interested in telling stories that give pleasure to the psyche.” —Kathleen Collins In this episode, I introduce to you all our monthly masterclass, where we visit key elements to telling a story from our ancestors of the arts. To kick it off, we study from the late filmmaker, playwright, poet, novelist, and professor Kathleen Collins, who passed way too soon but left behind bold work that explored the beauty of our Black mundane and nuanced life. From a guest lecture she did at Howard University in 1984, we learn how to begin removing ourselves from the White gaze, the basics of how writing starts with our obsessions, our intrigue with our characters, and the places we give them room to lead us towards in pursuit of documenting their journeys and finding ourselves along the way. Masterclass Link: https://vimeo.com/203379245