Zeinabu irene Davis

Known for DirectingBorn 1961-04-13 (age 65)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Zeinabu irene Davis (born April 13, 1961) is an American filmmaker and professor of the Department of Communication at the University of California, San Diego. Her works in film include narrative, documentary and experimental film. Born in Philadelphia, Zeinabu irene Davis, gravitated towards arts, "theater and education" (Field et. al, 19). With a Catholic school background, Davis studied at Brown University, then later travelled to Kenya, which furthered her interest in African American Studies. Furthermore, she pursued her first master's degree in 1983 focusing on African studies, later receiving a master of fine arts in film and video production both from UCLA in 1989. She has received numerous grants and fellowships from such sources as the Rockefeller Foundation, the American Film Institute and the National Endowment for the Arts. She has taught at many renowned colleges such as Antioch College and Northwestern University, but has more recently moved to teach at UC San Diego, where she currently serves as Professor of Communications. As a filmmaker, her films have been categorized as belonging to the genre of Black feminism due to the ways she incorporates the unique experiences of African American women.Read more

Movies & web series

A Period Piece

Trumpetistically, Clora Bryant

Mother of the River

Crocodile Conspiracy

Filmstatement

Sweet Bird of Youth

Compensation

Sisters in Cinema

Cycles

Re-creating Black Women's Media Image

A Powerful Thang

Pandemic Bread

Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA

Define

Stars of the Northern Sky

Dear Alaska,