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The Same Difference
''The Same Difference'' is a 2015 documentary, directed by Nneka Onuorah. The documentary provides an insightful look at lesbians who discriminate against other lesbians based on gender roles. The film follows a series of lesbian women stories, discusses the hypocrisy in terms of gender roles and the performative expectations attached. Background Onuorah told AfterEllen that she wanted to make a documentary about discrimination in the lesbian community because she saw a lot of it growing up. She had faced discrimination herself for not picking a side—for not picking the more masculine side all the time and not necessarily picking the more feminine side. Her intent with this film was to create content that liberated and changed lives, she said. All the while she wanted to raise media representation of queer urban women's experiences because of lack of representation in LGBT content. She also said she hoped people will be less judgmental and more open-minded and that people will ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nneka Onuorah
Nneka Onuorah (born 1988) is a director and producer. She is best known for her directorial debut, ''The Same Difference'' (2015), about gender roles in the Black lesbian community. She received a 2022 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program for her work on ''Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls''. Early life and education Onuorah was born in Queens, New York and raised in the LeFrak City neighborhood. Her father is Nigerian and her mother is African-American. She moved to Atlanta to live with her grandmother in fifth grade and moved back to Queens for high school. She studied dance at Broadway Dance Center, and later received her associate degree in psychology from LaGuardia Community College. Career In 2009, Onuorah did an internship at BET, and she was subsequently hired as a producer. She worked on ''Black Girls Rock!'' and various music documentaries. After six years, Onuorah left the network to work on her first film, ''The Same Difference''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AfterEllen
AfterEllen (also known as AfterEllen.com) is an American culture website founded in 2002, with a focus on entertainment, interviews, reviews, and news of interest to the lesbian and bisexual women's community. The site covers pop culture and lifestyle issues from a feminist perspective; and the political climate as it pertains to the community. AfterEllen is not affiliated with entertainer Ellen DeGeneres, although its name refers to her coming out, specifically when her character came out in "The Puppy Episode" (1997) on her eponymous sitcom. AfterEllen originally reported on subjects of popular culture, such as celebrities, fashion, film, television, music, and books; publishing articles, regular columns, opinion pieces, interviews, reviews, recaps of television shows with lesbian and bisexual characters or subtextual content, and popularity contests. Weekly vlogs were a key feature, the more popular of which included "Brunch With Bridget", "Lesbian Love", and "Is This Awesome?" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |