“Congo Cabaret” is an adaptation of an episode from gay writer Claude McKay’s then-bestselling novel, Home to Harlem. Set in a small nightclub, this scene presents the little-known figure of a “wolf” (a masculine gay man) and features the performance of a Bessie Smith song, “Foolish Man Blues,” which refers in a joking manner to “a mannish acting woman and a skippin’ twistin’ woman-acting man.”

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AWARDS

"Harlem Spotlight (short)", Harlem Int'l Film Festival, 2018 Closing film, Black Queer Film Festival, 2018

Best Cinematography, Black Queer Film Festival, 2018

Best Short Film, California Music Video and Film Awards, 2018

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