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Our People, No\u00a0Labels<\/span><\/h1>\n\n![\"Photo](\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/u-people.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nU People<\/em><\/span><\/a>, released in 2009, is a documentary directed by Olive Demetrius and\u00a0Hanifah Walidah<\/span><\/a>. This riveting film features the testimony of everyday people expressing their unfiltered feelings about what it means to be Gay, straight or an ally within the African American community. These discussions were filmed unexpectedly on the set of Hanifah Walidah\u2019s\u00a0Make a Move<\/span><\/a><\/em>\u00a0music video. Shot in a Brooklyn brownstone over two days, the documentary involves over thirty people from all walks of life, including many members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community.\u00a0U People<\/em>\u00a0was well-received in the community and has been featured several times on\u00a0MTV\u2019s Logo<\/span><\/a>channel. In 2010, it was\u00a0nominated for the Outstanding Documentary<\/span><\/a>\u00a0media award at the 21st<\/sup>\u00a0Annual\u00a0GLAAD<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Media Awards in New York City.<\/span><\/p>\nThe film is described as a \u201cLGBT Rockumentary\u201d and begins with a disclaimer: \u201cWhen you view this film do not make assumptions about anyone\u2019s sexuality.\u201d This reflects the film\u2019s mission to promote and encourage the development of a space for empowered self-identification.\u00a0U People<\/em>\u00a0is a one-of-kind display of magical individuality and everyday uniqueness. The \u201cU People\u201d experience is about self-expression and sexuality on one\u2019s own terms; social norms and conventions are abandoned in favor of self-love and personal conviction.<\/span><\/p>\n
U People<\/em><\/span><\/a>, released in 2009, is a documentary directed by Olive Demetrius and\u00a0Hanifah Walidah<\/span><\/a>. This riveting film features the testimony of everyday people expressing their unfiltered feelings about what it means to be Gay, straight or an ally within the African American community. These discussions were filmed unexpectedly on the set of Hanifah Walidah\u2019s\u00a0Make a Move<\/span><\/a><\/em>\u00a0music video. Shot in a Brooklyn brownstone over two days, the documentary involves over thirty people from all walks of life, including many members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community.\u00a0U People<\/em>\u00a0was well-received in the community and has been featured several times on\u00a0MTV\u2019s Logo<\/span><\/a>channel. In 2010, it was\u00a0nominated for the Outstanding Documentary<\/span><\/a>\u00a0media award at the 21st<\/sup>\u00a0Annual\u00a0GLAAD<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Media Awards in New York City.<\/span><\/p>\n The film is described as a \u201cLGBT Rockumentary\u201d and begins with a disclaimer: \u201cWhen you view this film do not make assumptions about anyone\u2019s sexuality.\u201d This reflects the film\u2019s mission to promote and encourage the development of a space for empowered self-identification.\u00a0U People<\/em>\u00a0is a one-of-kind display of magical individuality and everyday uniqueness. The \u201cU People\u201d experience is about self-expression and sexuality on one\u2019s own terms; social norms and conventions are abandoned in favor of self-love and personal conviction.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n