Birthmarks, 2007, 29min
16mm, Digital Video, Archival Images
Birthmarks is an experimental non-fiction film about how Bill Lowe got beat up by the Newark Police during the riots in 1967, and how he spent much of his life telling the tale to his daughter. Using archival footage, interviews, video, 16mm film, performances and writing by Bill and Naima Lowe, this film is about how fathers and daughters make beauty out of trauma and art out of living.
Selected Screenings and Awards
Official Selection - Athens International Film and Video Festival
NewFilmmakers at Anthology Film Archive
NextFrame International Student Film Festival - Winner, Best Sound Design
Newark Black Film Festival - Winner, Best Experimental Film
Student Academy Awards - Finalist, Alternative Category