Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) presents a dynamic checkerboard of moving image footage featuring African-American 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.
Mickalene Thomas
Director
Eartha Kitt
Self / Catwoman (archive footage)
Millie Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Mo'Nique
Self (archive footage)
Moms Mabley
Self (archive footage)
Wanda Sykes
Self (archive footage)
Whoopi Goldberg
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston
Self (archive footage)
Nina Simone
Self (archive footage)
Josephine Baker
Self (archive footage)
McQueen74%
Above Majestic73%
Sidney70%
Extremis69%
The Cheshire Murders65%
Public Speaking70%
Looking for Richard68%
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home67%
Fuck64%
My Mom Jayne80%
Gilbert67%
Maternal Instinct71%
The Class of ‘9271%
Trainwreck: The Real Project X59%
Directed by John Ford70%
Dawg Fight65%
Sherman's March65%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends71%
