In ‘The Funnel,’ poetry and sensuality act as a portal to ancestors

The new short film explores love and ancestral power shared across generations of Black women facing housing injustice in Chicago.

In ‘The Funnel,’ poetry and sensuality act as a portal to ancestors
Photo from The Funnel, Dir. Charlene A. Carruthers. Courtesy of 1863 Productions. Charlene Carruthers
In ‘The Funnel,’ poetry and sensuality act as a portal to ancestors
Photo from The Funnel, Dir. Charlene A. Carruthers. Courtesy of 1863 Productions. Charlene Carruthers

In ‘The Funnel,’ poetry and sensuality act as a portal to ancestors

The new short film explores love and ancestral power shared across generations of Black women facing housing injustice in Chicago.

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What helps you feel connected to your ancestors? Maybe it’s songs, photos or poetry. For the protagonist in The Funnel, it’s all three.

Reset talks with the director to learn more about how the film seeks to tell a more complete story about the essence and resilience of the Black experience.

GUEST: Charlene Carruthers, filmmaker, writer, organizer and author of Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, And Feminist Mandate For Radical Movements