Movie

A Powerful Thang (1991)

• January 1, 1991
• 57m

• Drama

Overview

This innovative drama, set in Ohio, traces an African American couple's search for intimacy and friendship. The spirited, African-identified Yasmine Allen is a writer and single mother who has been dating saxophone teacher Craig Watkins for a month. Wishing to end her self-imposed celibacy following her son's birth, Yasmine has reached a turning point in the relationship-but Craig, the Big Lug, wants to take it slow. Sage advice from friends and family members remind them, "sex is a powerful thang." Like her highly acclaimed CYCLES, Davis's film incorporates animation as well as Afro-Haitian dance in a rich exploration of the lives of African Americans.

Director

Zeinabu irene Davis

Writers

Marc Arthur Chéry, Zeinabu irene Davis, Doris Owanda Johnson

Starring

Barbara O. Jones, Asma Feyijinmi, John Earl Jelks