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The Films of Camille Billops and James Hatch: Part 2

A man wearing a top hat and a vest decorated with watermelons talking to little girl.
October 13, 2023 - 7:30 pm


Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event.


Camille Billops and James Hatch were partners in life and work. Together, they created inventive, playful and expansive ways to tell personal and provocative stories about race, gender, class and the human experience and much of their work has been difficult to access. The second part of this two-night program uses more playful techniques, wherein the feature The KKK Boutique Ain't Just Rednecks is a “docufantasy about the ways that racism changes our soul,” and Take Your Bags and Older Women and Love approach the subjects of slavery and romantic relationships between older women and younger men with humor and honesty.

Older Women and Love

U.S., 1987

DCP, color, 26 min. Directors: Camille Billops, James Hatch.

Take Your Bags

U.S., 1998

DCP, color, 10 min. Directors: Camille Billops, James Hatch.

The KKK Boutique Ain't Just Rednecks

U.S. 1994

DCP, color, 76 min. Directors: Camille Billops, James Hatch.