Emergence(1986)

Emergence is a documentary that centers four women artists of color whose work challenges and transforms contemporary culture. The film features African American feminist poet Audre Lorde and Palestinian performance artist Mona Hatoum alongside two other visionary creators, each speaking through their art and writing with unflinching power. Their practices span poetry, performance, and visual media, united by a commitment to addressing identity, politics, and lived experience. Emergence captures how these artists use their distinct voices to interrogate systems of power and imagine new possibilities. The film is essential viewing for anyone interested in feminist art history, Black radical thought, and the global dimensions of artistic resistance.