T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness: Queer Blues Divas of the 1920s

T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness: Queer Blues Divas of the 1920s (2013)

January 27th, 20130h 29min

Music, Documentary
0%

Overview

The 1920s saw a revolution in technology, the advent of the recording industry, that created the first class of African-American women to sing their way to fame and fortune. Blues divas such as Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and Alberta Hunter created and promoted a working-class vision of blues life that provided an alternative to the Victorian gentility of middle-class manners. In their lives and music, blues women presented themselves as strong, independent women who lived hard lives and were unapologetic about their unconventional choices in clothes, recreational activities, and bed partners. Blues singers disseminated a Black feminism that celebrated emotional resilience and sexual pleasure, no matter the source.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Billy Elliot

Billy Elliot


Released on: 2000-09-28
Drama, Comedy, Music

County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up f...

She's Beautiful When She's Angry

She's Beautiful When She's Angry


Released on: 2014-12-05
Documentary

A documentary that resurrects the buried history of the outrageous, often brilliant women who founde...

The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers


Released on: 1980-06-16
Music, Comedy, Action, Crime

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home whe...

Romeo & Julius

Romeo & Julius


Released on: 2009-09-01
Documentary

A young group of actors are preparing an updated version of Shakespeare's ROMEO & JULIET. Two boys p...

I'm a Porn Star

I'm a Porn Star


Released on: 2013-08-17
Documentary, Comedy

I'm a Porn Star follows the lives of guys in the neighborhood who are likely a lot more famous than ...

Falas de Orgulho

Falas de Orgulho


Released on: 2021-06-28
Documentary, TV Movie

The journey of eight characters of different ages, regions, life trajectories and religions – and be...

Jacques Maritain: The Amorous Philosopher

Jacques Maritain: The Amorous Philosopher


Released on: 2007-01-31
Documentary

This film tells the story of Jacques Maritain, a highly respected French philosopher, teacher and wr...

Oneself Story

Oneself Story


Released on: 2018-05-01
Animation, Documentary

While non-binary representations are rare, Lou talks about their relationship to gender, clothes, an...

Muxes

Muxes


Released on: 2022-11-17
Documentary

Highlighting the unique culture of the Zapotec people of Oaxaca, Mexico, this groundbreaking documen...

Safe Space

Safe Space


Released on: 2023-10-06
Documentary

Following the lives of Queer creatives behind Norwich’s queer collaborative ‘Stripped Sets’. We disc...

The Black Album

The Black Album


Released on: 2023-01-05
Documentary

The Black Album places scrutiny on the notion of "Black Excellence" in a revisionist take.

Tailor

Tailor


Released on: 2017-06-06
Animation, Documentary

Tailor is a transgender cartoonist that shares in his web page other trans people’s experiences and ...

The Oldest LESBIAN in the World!

The Oldest LESBIAN in the World!


Released on: 2011-04-01
Documentary

Nearing 100 years old, a national treasure, Bobby Staff whimsically exposes a rare and revealing ins...

The Feminist Library

The Feminist Library


Released on: 2016-09-17
Documentary

The Feminist Library: A Short Film was made in support of the Save the Feminist Library Campaign, do...

A Woman's Place

A Woman's Place


Released on: 1971-01-01
Documentary

A Woman's Place is the first film about the UK women's liberation movement. Crockford and her co-pro...

Trans*BUT — Fragments of Identity

Trans*BUT — Fragments of Identity


Released on: 2015-04-16
Documentary

Fragmentary perspectives on Human Rights and transgender (trans*) People in Turkey. What remains at...

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner


Released on: 2021-08-24
Documentary

Caitlyn Jenner's unlikely path to Olympic glory was inspirational. But her more challenging road to ...

All Out! Dancing in Dulais

All Out! Dancing in Dulais


Released on: 1986-01-01
Documentary

Dancing in Dulias was made by members of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) and Lesbians Ag...

Women at the stake

Women at the stake


Released on: 2023-10-31
Documentary

"Granddaughters of Witches"? A discussion about the reality of the modern woman. Featuring anthropol...

Legendary

Legendary


Released on: 2020-08-27
Documentary

An inside look into the effort to preserve Philadelphia's ballroom scene, a black LGBTQ safe-space t...