Cauleen Smith
Benefit 2001 - Black and Blue Over You
Long Lake Estates
Cauleen Smith (born September 25, 1967) is an American born filmmaker and multimedia artist. She is best known for her feature film Drylongso and experimental works that address the African-American identity, specifically the issues facing black women today. Smith is currently a professor in the Department of Art at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Smith’s work defies easy categorization. Moving compellingly between multimedia installations, slide performances and a wide variety of films, Smith creates nuanced portrayals of African diaspora culture and its troubled history in the United States as well as issues facing Black women in contemporary life. Unpredictable, humble, unerringly witty and precise, Smith weaves “everyday possibilities of the imagination” into improvisational, jazz-inflected experiences that celebrate the freedom of creativity and allow each viewer to find their own meaning in her work.
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