Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) (2016)

Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)

2016

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Mickalene Thomas

Cast

Adele Givens as Self (archive footage)

Eartha Kitt as Self / Catwoman (archive footage)

Josephine Baker as Self (archive footage)

Millie Jackson as Self (archive footage)

Mo'Nique as Self (archive footage)

Moms Mabley as Self (archive footage)

Nina Simone as Self (archive footage)

Wanda Sykes as Self (archive footage)