I Don't Protest, I Just Dance in My Shadow
Synopsis
“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.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Jessica Ashman
- Original Title
- I Don't Protest, I Just Dance in My Shadow
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 6m
- Production Studios
- Arts Council of England, Animate Projects
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Jessica Ashman
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Tega Okiti
Producer
Jessica Ashman
Director
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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?
The principal cast of I Don't Protest, I Just Dance in My Shadow includes Annlin Chao, Ng'endo Mukii, Maybelle Peters, Jessica Knights, Airelle Ray.
When was I Don't Protest, I Just Dance in My Shadow released and how long is it?
I Don't Protest, I Just Dance in My Shadow was released in 2017 with a total runtime of 6m.