Naked Acts
Part of the BAMcinematek series Best of the African Diaspora Film Festival
Sat, Feb 21 at 9:30pm*
*Q&A with Bridgett Davis
Directed by Bridgett Davis
(1998) 90min
US
This is the story of Cicely, an actress who lost 57 pounds and landed her first role in a low-budget art film. She soon learns that the role requires a nude scene. How can she keep her clothes on and keep the part? Cicely’s journey unveils a secret she kept hidden beneath her girth, as she discovers that emotional nakedness is more revealing than taking her clothes off could ever be. Winner of the Audience Award for the Best Film Directed by a Woman of Color at ADFF 2008
The Village Voice on Naked Acts
"Acts links Cicely's ambivalence to a childhood secret but also ranges cannily across a number of issues: images of black women on film, weight loss, the peculiar way sex appeal can be both a weapon and weakness." More