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Introducing DARE
abiola's films Montage
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 Remixed at the Chashama Gallery.
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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 author who 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 include
Knives in My Throat about a bipolar spoken word poet, Ophelia's Opera 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
Announced: Abiola is one of Paper Magazine's Beautiful People! Cosmopolitan Magazine Fun, Fearless, Female
"There's erotica to suit almost every taste, from the down and dirty to the cerebral, like AfroDite Superstar." Essence Magazine
the planet abiola show
BABELAND TOUR EPISODE
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! Message
to Students
"In the Flesh" Reading ABIOLA'S
HOT TOPICS *Dare: How to Thrive When Life Sucks *The
Power of Self Invention *Goddess Power: Abiola's Daytime Pajama Party *Feminism 2.0: This is What a Feminist Looks Like *How to be SuperB.A.D. -Beautiful
& Daring *Market Yourself as an Artist & Human Being *Your Personal Film Festival *Suddenly Single: Get "It" Back *Abiola's School for Wayward Boys *Turbo Dating 101
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hello, So glad you stopped by... Thanks so much for all of your emails about my debut novel DARE. Come in & watch my social issues art films,
learn more about Abiola on BET or The
Planet Abiola Show online. Also visit me
on my blog, on myspace or live on tour! I'm a TV personality, published writer & filmmaker AND your personal cheerleader & goddess storyteller. I use WORDS, MOVIES & DAREITUDE TO INSPIRE YOU to
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. xoxo, P.S. Scroll down for BOOKING INFO & check out my self love manifesto!a.  latest news
*Abiola is one of Paper Magazine's Beautiful People!! *Abiola advice column premieres in Rolling Out. *Watch Abiola on Best Shorts & My Two Cents reruns on BET J. *Look for Planet Abiola,
online talk show launching April 1 on Blackplanet. *Abiola got Matched in Manhattan on Lifetime.*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.
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.
the goddess factory blog
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