Yari Yari -- Black Women Writers and the Future: An International Conference on Literature by Women of African Descent was held at New York University in October 1997. Yari Yari means "the future" in the Kuranko language of Sierra Leone, West Africa. It was the first major international literary conference of its kind, featuring such renowned writers as Edwidge Danticat, Sonia Sanchez, Maya Angelou, Werewere Liking and Sapphire. The video documents selected scenes from panels, readings, and performances during the conference.
Jayne Cortez
Director
Edwidge Danticat
Self
Sonia Sanchez
Self
Angela Davis
Self
Ama Ata Aidoo
Self
Octavia E. Butler
Self
859%
Split Second59%
Sweetness in the Belly62%
The Replacements67%
God Grew Tired of Us72%
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind78%
Love, Rosie78%
Desert Flower76%
The Nest60%
The Time Machine63%
The Hours72%
A Walk in the Clouds74%
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider59%
Universal Soldier: The Return58%
The Mauritanian73%
In Dubious Battle58%
Working Girl66%
The Time Machine73%
Of Mice and Men72%
The World According to Garp66%
