ABIOLA ON THE BET AWARDS RED
CARPET Clip from Jimmy Kimmel Live
PAPER MAGAZINE "Abrams is spreading her
gospel of empowering people culturally, emotionally, sexually & politically across every possible media platform."
UPSCALE MAGAZINE "Filmmaker blends literary
and hip hop sensibilities for a daring literary debut."
MOOKY CHICKBRITISH MAGAZINE "If you haven't heard of Abiola Abrams, now's the time."
POWERWERK GERMAN MAGAZINE "Stranded, a movie full of humour and extraordinary
moments."
THE NEW YORK
TIMES “Goddess City is a rap musical!”
ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES “Ophelia’s Opera provides a modern twist on some classic myths.”
THE DIRECTOR'S CUT "Fresh, fun
& necessary filmmaking."
RUSH ARTS “Provocative
& original.”
SARAH LEWIS, MoMA "Abiola is a contemporary cantadora, recalling and re-presenting women’s lives through writing and narrative
in the moving image.
SISTER 2 SISTER MAGAZINE “Goddess City takes you on a reality ride that is far beyond your wildest expectations.”
CINEWOMEN NY “Filmmaker Abiola Abrams continues the experimental tradition with an exploration of the miracle that we ever
understand each other at all.”
TERRY
WILLIAMS, NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH "It was such a pleasure hearing you, watching your very enlightening
and brilliantly produced film clip, that many of the students commented on how thrilling it was to see and to one day have
you back to see and hear more. I found your work particularly gratifying and artistic, with side glances of sexual nuance
and Buneulian fetish charm, interwoven with an intriquing story line."
WANGECHI MUTU, ARTIST "Inside
every peephole she presents to us an image of our own voyeurism and a myriad of regal yet self-effacing belles."
TODAY'S BLACK
WOMAN MAGAZINE “A blend of strong feminist voices discussing community issues which reflect the nature
of womanism and radiate outward...”
CARIBBEAN LIFE
NEWSPAPER “A provocative ride where social commentaries aren’t preached, but are performed.”
FUN, INSPIRATION &
EMPOWERMENT
FROM
PAPER MAGAZINE
April 2008
If only the teenage Abiola Abrams could see
herself now. The multimedia diva once dreamed of becoming an actress but as soon as that dream came true, Abrams realized
that the quality of interesting roles for women of color was sorely lacking. "It was too passive a space for me,"
the New York City born-and-bred, Guyanese-rooted beauty explains of being on the big screen. Instead, Abrams decided to broadcast
her very active ideas as a filmmaker, writer and TV personality. And whether she's chatting away on television as the
host of BET's The Best Shorts, directing award-winning short films like Knives
in My Throat, or conquering the virtual world with her daily online
show Planet Abiola,
her blog The Goddess Factory or debut novel Dare,
Abrams is spreading her gospel of "empowering people culturally, emotionally, sexually and politically," across
every possible media platform. "I use pop culture to remind people to love themselves already, damn it," laughs
Abrams. So how does the unabashed feminist, activist and self-love guru define herself? "I am the daughter of Madonna
and Oprah Winfrey, Cosmo
and Ms.,
Candida Royalle and Eve Ensler. I was born to talk to people." Kate Bernstein
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