Filmwork

As an emerging filmmaker, Aiesha seeks to make films that explore the diversity of Black life. While particularly interested in the lives of women, Aiesha’s work will illuminate the lives of those who aren’t often discouraged from being seen and heard.

THE BLACK GIRL PROJECT

Her first effort, The Black Girl Project, consists of a series of vignettes where young women discuss sex, gender, community, the media and more. The film shows them as complex human beings, not just the two-dimensional objects we are used to seeing in the media.

In this film, we hear from nine ethnically diverse  young African American women between the ages of 18 and 21. They speak of hope, triumphs, education, sex, relationships, abuse, love and more. Through them, we see the diversity of Black girls’ and women’s lives that we are often not privy to in the mainstream.

Traditional media continues to have a problem with realistic, multi-faceted portrayals of Black women and girls, and for that matter, all females of color. It is our hope that the film adds to the discussions about Black women and girls across the country and that it will contribute to a paradigm shift in how they are seen by others and how they see themselves.

Check out this interview, conducted by Society HAE, of Aiesha just before the premier screening.