Numa Perrier to provide and star in Audre Lorde indie biopic

By Online Desk

Jezebel director Numa Perrier of House of Numa Productions and Livia Perrier of Bazile Productions reteam to convey the lifetime of the famed poet and writer Audre Lorde to display.

“Audre Lorde lived fully, loved fiercely and used her words as both weapon and salve. We seek to honor her in an intimate yet bold way,” the director mentioned.  “The stories of our poets are necessary as their work continues to give shape and make sense of the world. Audre Lorde said “your silence will not protect you” – and I consider creating a movie is without doubt one of the most impactful methods to make use of our voices. House of Numa is devoted to the centering of  Black girls who’ve so typically needed to work on the perimeter but nonetheless impinge society in a strong approach similar to Audre Lorde.”

Born February 18, 1934, Audre Lorde was raised in Harlem to Grenadian immigrants. She didn’t communicate till the age of 5 after which did so by means of poems. She labored as a librarian for a number of years earlier than publishing her first quantity of poetry The First Cities. She continued to jot down prolifically with over a dozen publications that have been deeply private whereas difficult the politics of race, id, and feminism. 

A self-declared “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet,” Audre Lorde was the 1991 New York Poet Laureate. Numerous documentaries on her life exist together with The Berlin Years and Litany for Survival. The Erotic marks the primary scripted function movie primarily based on the life, loves, and mischief of Audre Lorde and will probably be accompanied by an immersive artwork set up. 

Perrier’s autobiographical function debut Jezebel was a 2019 SXSW Critics Pick and is distributed on Netflix by way of ARRAY releasing. The movie garnered quite a few accolades together with Best Feature Film and Best Director at The American Black Film Festival and garnered a spot on Rotten Tomatoes 2021 Directors to Watch List.

As a director, Perrier is at the moment in submit manufacturing on the Netflix rom-com The Perfect Find starring Gabrielle Union slated for a 2022 launch, and is starring within the upcoming thriller FuzzyHead from director Wendy McColm.