Experiencing Interruptions?

Woody Spike Stuck in the Spring

A critique of the male gaze. An ode to the Black female southern oppositional gaze.

  • Kennedy Marie Dunning
    Director
  • Kennedy Marie Dunning
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Comedy, educational, feminist, Documentary, BlackLiveMatter, History, Women, Politics, Social Justice/Injustice
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 53 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 10, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    35mm
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Spelman College
  • Black Women Film Network 2022 Film Festival

    Official Selection
Director Biography - Kennedy Marie Dunning

Kennedy Dunning is a senior Documentary Filmmaking major, minoring in Comparative Women’s Studies at Spelman College. She directs documentaries and narratives. Her subjects explore The South, girlhood, isolation, imagination, and more. In 2020, at the pandemic's peak, Kennedy directed a microfilm that follows the life of a girl trapped in isolation, titled “The Suburban Princess” which was selected for The Morehouse Human Rights Film Festival. Kennedy pitched her passion project, a full-length feature film called The Hallway, at the MACRO x Beats by Dre Pitch Competition. She won the competition and attended Sundance 2022 to push her film further. Kennedy’s film “How Hair You!”, a short comedy film that investigates the history of body hair in the United States, won Best Film at The Green Screen Project 2022 Film Festival and was selected for the Oscar-qualifying, 2022 BronzeLens Film Festival.

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Director Statement

This is dedicated to the remarkable bell hooks. Rest in Power.