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Gesilayefa Azorbo

Gesilayefa Azorbo is a Toronto-based creative hyphenate (writer, photographer, filmmaker and film festival multitasker) with an abiding love of music, film, TV and literature, and a specific interest in portraiture through both photography and cinematography. Born in Nigeria, raised in Kenya and settled in Canada, her creative projects explore themes related to identity, balance and creativity, from diverse perspectives.

Michèle Pearson Clarke Makes Real Art

by Gesilayefa Azorbo
August 23, 2022
Photography

Toronto's second Photo Laureate Michèle Pearson Clarke captures the art of Black queer grief in a photographic installation.

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The Top Docs About Black Women Artists

by Gesilayefa Azorbo
June 20, 2022
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Beba, Beyoncé's Homecoming, Miss Sharon Jones, 20 Feet from Stardom, What Happened, Miss Simon?, and Step are among a wave of docs celebrating Black excellence by women in the arts.

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Beba: Rebeca Huntt’s Poetic Ode to the Self

by Gesilayefa Azorbo
September 20, 2021July 14, 2022
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Beba is Rebeca Huntt's raw, tender, and poetic celebration of herself.

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Black Beauty and Desire

by Gesilayefa Azorbo
April 30, 2021August 9, 2021
Features/Hot Docs

Jennifer Holness's Subjects of Desire celebrates Blackness while exploring how the beauty industry shapes images of Black women.

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