Movie Details
Theatrical Release:January 1st, 1991
On Digital & Streaming:January 1st, 2021
Original Language:English
A Powerful Thang (1991)
Audience Score
DirectorZeinabu irene Davis
WritersMarc Arthur Chéry
Plot
This innovative drama, set in Ohio, traces an African American couple's search for intimacy and friendship. The spirited, African-identified Yasmine Allen is a writer and single mother who has been dating saxophone teacher Craig Watkins for a month. Wishing to end her self-imposed celibacy following her son's birth, Yasmine has reached a turning point in the relationship-but Craig, the Big Lug, wants to take it slow. Sage advice from friends and family members remind them, "sex is a powerful thang." Like her highly acclaimed CYCLES, Davis's film incorporates animation as well as Afro-Haitian dance in a rich exploration of the lives of African Americans.
