A Litany for Survival (1996) is a powerful documentary centered on the life, words, and enduring influence of Audre Lorde — poet, feminist, Black lesbian activist, and unapologetic truth-teller. Blending archival footage, interviews, and readings of Lorde’s poetry, the film explores how personal identity, political struggle, illness, and creativity intersect, turning lived experience into a form of resistance.

Rather than offering a conventional biography, the film unfolds as a meditation on survival itself—speaking to fear, silence, anger, and the radical necessity of self-expression. A Litany for Survival is both intimate and urgent, reminding viewers that speaking one’s truth is not only an act of courage, but a strategy for staying alive in an unjust world.

Time: 1:00-2:30 pm EST

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