I Don't Protest, I Just Dance in My Shadow (2017)
“I don’t want to feel like it’s only me. I know it’s not only me, because there are others out there…” ‘I Don’t Protest, I Just Dance In My Shadow’ is a short visual essay film by artist animator, Jessica Ashman, about navigating the visual art and animation world as a black face in a white space. Using animation and recorded interviews of eight other women of colour artists, ‘I Don’t Protest, I Just Dance In My Shadow’ is an abstract confessional from the director herself: a visualisation of the joy, frustration, wishes and dreams of what it feels like to be a black women and a woman of colour artist, creating and existing.
Director: Jessica Ashman
Genre: Animation, Documentary
Runtime: 6 min
Release Date: October 29, 2017
Cast
- Annlin Chao - Self
- Ng'endo Mukii - Self
- Maybelle Peters - Self
- Jessica Knights - Self
- Airelle Ray - Self
- Suraya Raja - Self
- Catherine Anyango Grünewald - Self
- Phoebe Boswell - Self
Production: Arts Council of England, Animate Projects
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
black awareness
More Films by Director: Jessica Ashman
More Films in Genre: Animation, Documentary
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is I Don't Protest, I Just Dance in My Shadow about?
- “I don’t want to feel like it’s only me. I know it’s not only me, because there are others out there…” ‘I Don’t Protest, I Just Dance In My Shadow’ is a short visual essay film by artist animator, Jessica Ashman, about navigating the visual art and animation world as a black face in a white space. Using animation and recorded interviews of eight other women of colour artists, ‘I Don’t Protest, I Just Dance In My Shadow’ is an abstract confessional from the director herself: a visualisation of the joy, frustration, wishes and dreams of what it feels like to be a black women and a woman of colour artist, creating and existing.
- Who directed I Don't Protest, I Just Dance in My Shadow?
- I Don't Protest, I Just Dance in My Shadow was directed by Jessica Ashman.
- Who stars in I Don't Protest, I Just Dance in My Shadow?
- I Don't Protest, I Just Dance in My Shadow stars Annlin Chao, Ng'endo Mukii, Maybelle Peters, Jessica Knights, Airelle Ray, Suraya Raja.
- How long is I Don't Protest, I Just Dance in My Shadow?
- I Don't Protest, I Just Dance in My Shadow has a runtime of 6m (6 minutes).
- What genre is I Don't Protest, I Just Dance in My Shadow?
- I Don't Protest, I Just Dance in My Shadow is a Animation, Documentary film.
- Where was I Don't Protest, I Just Dance in My Shadow produced?
- I Don't Protest, I Just Dance in My Shadow was produced in United Kingdom.