Can love and independence coexist? - Tanya Boucicaut
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Baritone thunder. Snarling winds. Consuming downpours. Okeechobee, the hurricane of 1928, forced many to flee their ruined communities. But for Janie Crawford, it inspired an unexpected homecoming. So begins Zora Neale Hurston’s acclaimed novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” about a Black woman’s quest for love and agency. Tanya Boucicaut dives into this classic of the Harlem Renaissance.
What role do you think Zora Neale’s Hurston’s education and experience as an author, anthropologist, and folklorist play in her use of the vernacular within her storytelling?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Tanya Boucicaut
- Director Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
- Narrator Safia Elhillo
- Animator Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
- Composer Cem Misirlioglu
- Sound Designer Cem Misirlioglu
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Content Associate Abdallah Ewis
