Lulu's Journal

2017

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Overview

This video-poem projects my own thoughts and feelings musing in voice of my mother to tell parts of her story previously untold. I imaged her writing in a journal while being institutionalized at Chicago-Read Mental Health Center when she was a teenager. Through a collection of episodic journal entries and poetic investigations, the voice of the young artist Amanda Cervantes reenacts the queer, Latina youth of Lourdes Benavides or Lulu, my mother. Rather than embody her they reflect a psychic space and interiority; the private place of reflection and consciousness muted by the institution and the insidious powers of homophobic and patriarchal Western culture.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Quick Facts

Release Date	March 14, 2017
Status	Released
Language	EN
Website	Visit Site

Cast

Amanda Cervantes

(voice)

Key Crew

Jose Luis Benavides

Writer

Jose Luis Benavides

Director

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