Screening on Sunday, September 15th from 1-2:15pm is the documentary ‘Three Women.’
The film is a compelling portrait of three creative, contemporary African-American women friends from the South Side of Chicago. ‘Three Women’ explores their current creative pursuits, interspersed with their perspectives on growing up in segregated communities and how racism affected their families.
We asked director Anthony Rizzo some questions about the film and his take on filmmaking in general. Below are his responses.
Director – Anthony Rizzo
What first drew you to pursue making this specific film project?
Linda Tate, the producer of Three Women, approached me to create a film detailing the artistic and personal legacies of herself and her two friends, Gail Parrish and Beth Watson. After recording their conversation together, deeper storylines revealed themselves that we didn’t expect to come out. This shaped our direction and motivation until the end of production.