''Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth'' is a documentary film directed by

Pratibha Parmar Pratibha Parmar is a British writer and filmmaker. She has made feminist documentaries such as '' Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth'' and ''My Name is Andrea'' about Andrea Dworkin. Early life Parmar was born in Nairobi, Kenya to Indian parents and ...

, made by Kali Films production company. The film follows the life of the

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-winning author, poet and activist Alice Walker. Shooting began in May 2011. The documentary was first aired on

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television on Sunday July 7, 2013, and on

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on February 7, 2014. Alice Walker and Pratibha Parmar have previously collaborated on ''A Place of Rage'' and ''

Warrior Marks ''Warrior Marks: Female Genital Mutilation and the Sexual Blinding of Women'' is a 1993 book by Alice Walker with Pratibha Parmar, who made an award-winning documentary of the same name. Following on from her 1992 novel '' Possessing the Secret of ...

''.

Reception

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in a review for the ''

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'' described ''Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth'' as "a lovely and lyrical tribute", concluding: "... it isn't often we get to spend time with a person of such conviction under whose hands words bloom with both beauty and power. But then there really isn't another person like this. There's only Alice Walker." An article in ''

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'' stated: "It's a beautiful film: a testament to the power of narrative, textual and visual, and to finding your way when the path isn't always clear." The review in '' YES!'' magazine called it "a deeply moving film that deserved the standing ovations at its premiere screenings...as beautiful visually as it is spiritually. It’s a must-see."

Awards and recognition

The film was a nominee or winner of awards,including: *

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2013: Audience Choice Award (nomination) * Seattle International Film Festival 2013: Documentary Award and Golden Space Needle Award (nomination) *

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2013: Best Documentary (Director), Best Documentary * Paris International Lesbian and Feminist Film Festival 2014: Best Documentary

References

External links

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