Evading Capture: Black Women in Cinema

In celebration of LACMA's Simone Leigh exhibition, filmmaker and Simone Leigh collaborator Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich presents Evading Capture: Black Women in Cinema, a guest-curated film series exploring what happens after refusal. When desire is too bold or too risky to reveal, Black women have created other ways to express themselves—ways that blur the line between subject and object.

The program begins with a special virtual selection of short films, offering glimpses into bold and imaginative storytelling—from outlaws to orphans and beyond. Then, join us in person for a screening of Diva, the story of a singer who chooses to keep her art on her own terms. The evening includes a pre-show performance by classical singer Abiodun Koya and a post-screening conversation between Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich and scholar, curator, and critic Tiffany Barber.