The Aggressives
by Daniel Peddle
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Actor: Kisha Batista, Marquise BalenciagaDirector: Daniel Peddle
Brand: Image Entertainment
Editor: Yvette Wojciechowski
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Black & White, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 75 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-06-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Image Entertainment
Movie Reviews of The Aggressives
Movie Review: Simply, No Comparison
Summary: 5 Stars
I got wind of this documentary when it first came out but was skeptical that anyone could faithfully portray the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and class for this often-antagonized segment of our society. I first saw the documentary as part of a film festival session and was floored. I now own a copy.
In these women's lives, I saw pieces of myself at various stages of my coming "in" process. I saw pieces of my friends who exist across all dimensions of the gender-sexuality continuum. I saw, possibly for the first time, how the people who love us negotiate their own contradictory feelings about who we are and how we should live our lives.
There is simply...no comparison for this work. Of course, people have tackled these issues before with grace (e.g., Cheryl Dunye's Stranger Inside, Laurinda D. Brown's Strapped, Lisa C. Moore's does your mama know?, forgive me for those I have not mentioned). However, this is the first piece of work I have witnessed that 1) has provided a variegated view of "the black butch," 2) faithfully addressed the challenges of economic mobility faced by women who, captured in the racial tangles of urban America, are easily dismissed because of the ambiguous gender space they occupy, and 3) with sensitivity and a creative curiosity, captured the fluidity of gender and sexual identity across time and space.
In The Aggressives documentary, we are able to witness the complexities of negotiating a place for self in a world that has no checkbox for you but instead demands you fill in the blanks. Thank you, Daniel Peddle, for your contribution to a gaping hole in our collective consciousness.
Summary of The Aggressives
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