Abiola has directed 2 documentaries, 4 short films
and a featurette. Her films are about relationships, communication, beauty, love and empowerment through the lens of race
and gender, and she approaches each new theme both as an artist and as a curious journalist.
knives in my throat
Knives In My Throat, an experimental documentary film directed by Abiola Abrams, was released in four webisodes as a public service. The film follows a year in the
life of Taqiyya, a suicidal NYC hip hop poet and her battle with manic depression.
ophelia's opera
Ophelia's Opera is an experimental domestic violence film directed by Abiola Abrams where Ophelia
uses a spell to free herself from an abusive relationship.
afrodite superstar
Afrodite Superstar is a 2007 feminist empowerment erotica film that Abiola Abrams directed under the name Venus
Hottentot. It is the story of a young socialite trying to figure out what sexy means. The sexual scenes were directed
by Candida Royalle. The film has been endorsed by Essence
Magazine, The Village Voice, and the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors
and Therapists, Feminists for Free Expression, premiered at the New School for Social Research, and was featured in the art
exhibit Hos, Putas and Dragon Ladies: Our Sexuality Remixedat the Chashama Gallery.
Trivia:
That's Abiola's voice rapping when you see the DJ in the Afrodite Superstar clip above.
for FUN, INSPiRAtiON & EMPOWERMENT
"dream bigger & love yourself!"
based in harlem. roots in guyana.
at home in your living room.
about abiola
ABIOLA ABRAMS
is a TV personality, filmmaker and authorwho gives fun & funky motivational talks.
Abiola's debut novel Dare (Simon & Schuster) is the adventure of a woman learning to live by her own gutsy rules.
For the past two years 28 million viewers have tuned in to watch
Abiola on BET: interviewing filmmakers on film competition The
Best Shorts, as an outspoken, recurring community panelist on My
Two Cents, and hosting specials such as All Access.
Abiola has also hosted Chat Zone for HBO and The
Source: All Access for NBC. Abiola Abrams’ artistic movies includeKnives in My Throat about a bipolar spoken word poet, Ophelia'sOpera about abusive relationships, and Afrodite Superstar,
acclaimed feminist erotica about beauty images and "sexiness" in this age of confusing media messages.
In addition, she is the host of The Planet Abiola Show, a daily online show created
in association with blackplanet.com...
press + reviews
"Abiola Abrams' debut is like a breath of fresh air for young
fiction and the depiction of women in hip hop." -Raqiyah Mays, Hot 97 & Kiss FM
"Abiola Abrams lives
in The Goddess Factory!" The Village Voice
Announced: Abiola is one of Paper Magazine's Beautiful People!
Cosmopolitan Magazine Fun, Fearless, Female
"Dare is a great story about living life, not just existing, and makes you think about your own journey thus
far." AOL Black Voices
"Don't be fooled
by the labels, Dare is a promising and enjoyable debut." Large Hearted Boy
"From the very first
page Dare was a wonderfully unique read." Coffee Time Romance
"There's erotica to suit
almost every taste, from the down and dirty to the cerebral, like AfroDite
Superstar." Essence Magazine
"Dare is an intriguing debut novelby Abiola Abrams." Urban Reviews
"Abrams has written a great, thought-provoking
debut novel."
APOOO Reviews
the planet abiola show
Imagine a
talk show with reality elements pulled apart to unfold into tasty morsels under 10 minutes. Planet Abiola is an online talk show
produced in association with Blackplanet. The show will run Mondays through Fridays with 120 daily original high production value mini episodes.
BABELAND TOUR EPISODE
blackplanet
stats
(since april 1. 08 launch) *317,482 friends *4,768 emails about the show *542 on site comments
fun stuff
living
life as art
the goddess of love
self love
book abiola
for appearances, talks, workshops, articles
Like Super Nanny for adults, Abiola shows up with her hot pink satin doctor bag & the cure for what ails-- a kick in your self esteem to make you get up, get over it, and shine! She's your self designed superhero
- Super B.A.D. Goddess - Beautiful and Daring, ready to whip you into shape!
I'm a TV personality, published writer& filmmaker AND your personal cheerleader& goddess storyteller. I use WORDS, MOVIES & DAREITUDE TO INSPIRE YOUto
live a fab life of OUTRAGEOUS joy. This
is not your mother's motivation!
SO who am I? An opinionated advice giver, hip hop feminist, culture critic, activist and personal cheerleader who uses stories,
words, and film to whip US into shape-- culturally, emotionally, sexually, & politically.
*Abiola to join Renee Daniel Flagler, Dwan Abrams, Assaunta Collins & Jackie Christie on Divas
of Literature Summer Tour.
*Abiola is NYU's keynote speaker for Black History Month.
*Afrodite Speaks, Abiola's New Relationships, Sex & Dating Column in Crème Mag!
about dare
Dare is the story of a sociologist who goes undercover as a rapper and discovers
that she likes her racy new life better than her stable old one. Dare is a hip hop retelling of Faust,
that begins with the characters living on Bluestone Road, where Toni Morrison's Beloved took place.
Maya and her best friend Athena take a wild dip into the bad girl lifestyle in this romantic comedy.
Excerpt:She stood in front of The Dandridge Pavilion and Convention Center on Three Birds Avenue
squinting into the dim daylight. Strains of wayward poems in her head, windbeaten protest sign in her hands, "Stop
police brutality now" on her lips; her life was held together by rubber bands...