THIS LITTLE LIGHT
This Little Light (50 mins) tells the story of Wendi Moore-O’Neal, a Black Feminist freedom singer from New Orleans. The documentary recounts how Wendi was fired from her job as a community organizer when she married her wife, Mandisa. This Little Light is a self-determined portrait about the power of love, community, and the living legacy of the Black Southern Freedom movement.
This inspiring story shows a way forward in the Era of Trump, disaster capitalism, and Christian fundamentalism. This Little Light calls us to rethink work, build beloved community, and take risks in service to being free. The film is co-directed by Wendi Moore-O’Neal and her friend Ada McMahon.
Synopsis of the film
Bios
Wendi Moore-O’Neal is a Black Feminist butch dyke from New Orleans, Louisiana. She uses story circles and song sharing, learned from her family of movement veterans, as tools for growing inspiration and building democratic process. Wendi runs Jaliyah Consulting.
Ada McMahon is a documentary filmmaker whose practice centers loving and self-reflective collaborations. Born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Ada lives and works in New Orleans. She produces multimedia content for organizations that are working towards a just and liberated world. Ada has an MFA in filmmaking from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
Donate
To support us in sharing This Little Light at community screenings across the country, please consider making a donation. Contributions are tax deductible, via our fiscal sponsor Video Veracity. We are so grateful for your support! Thank you.
Screenings & Events
If you would like to host a screening, please contact us below.
Past Screenings
Ferris State University
March 24th, 2022
Grand Rapids, MI - Virtual
Sabira Cole Film Festival
June 29th, 2021
Pittsburgh, PA - Virtual
Non-Profit Professionals of Color Collective
At Rutgers Institute for Ethical Leadership
February 26th, 2021
Newark, New Jersey - Virtual
(Learn more)
Midwest-Southern Fat Organizing Convening
October 24th, 2020
Virtual
Spelman College
Screening and Panel Discussion with Afrekete Presidents
Hosted by the Women’s Research and Resource Center
March 2nd, 2020
Atlanta, GA
(Learn more)
Franklinton Center at Bricks
February 16th, 2020
Whitakers, NC
(Learn more)
Hayti Heritage Film Festival
February 15th, 2020
Hayti Heritage Center
Durham, NC
Warfield Center Documentary Film Showcase
January 29th & 30th, 2020
Panel, Screening, and Community Sing
co-hosted by the Warfield Center for African & African American Studies
at University of Texas at Austin and ALLGO
Austin, TX
(Learn more)
For the Culture: Truth, Trial & Transformation
SPIRITHOUSE's 20th Anniversary week
October 24th, 2019
Center for Documentary Studies
Durham, NC
87th Highlander Homecoming
September 21st, 2019
New Market, TN
(Learn more)
Pink Menno 10th Anniversary Party
W/ This little light
July 4th, 2019
Kansas City, MO
(Learn more)
National education association
Conference on Racial & Social Justice
July 1st, 2019
Houston, TX
Roxbury International Film Festival
June 28th, 2019
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Boston, MA
(Learn more)
Graduate career Consortium Annual Conference
Wednesday, June 26th, 2019
New Orleans, LA
(Learn more)
Mystic Soul Conference
June 7-9th, 2019
Chicago, IL
Kansas Institute for Peace & Conflict Resolution at Bethel College
April 14th, 2019
North Newton, KS
Queer South Revival - Southerners on New Ground
March 16, 2019
Highlands, NC
(Learn more)
New Orleans Center for The GUlF South
at Tulane University
March 14th, 2019
New Orleans, LA
(Learn more)
Community Screening & Storycircle:
Lifeskills at crescentcare
March, 2019
New Orleans, LA
Creating Change 2019
January 23rd & 26th, 2019
Detroit, MI
(Learn more)
Community Screening & Storycircle:
Center for Ethical Living & Social Justice Renewal
December 16th, 2018
New Orleans, LA
Community Screening:
Black pride education Empowerment series
November 17, 2018
New Orleans, LA
Milwaukee Film Festival
October 25th, 30th, 31st, 2018
Milwaukee, WI
Cream City Competition
Smithsonian
African American Film Festival
October 24th, 2018
Washington, D.C.
Documentary Feature Competition
New Orleans Film Festival
October 19th & 20th, 2018
New Orleans, LA
Special Jury Mention – Best Louisiana Feature
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Alternate ROOTS - ROOTS Week 2018
August 8th, 2018
Arden, NC
Work in progress screening
Trailer
Contact
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Connect with Wendi on freedom singing, story circles, group facilitation, and civil rights movement history.
www.jaliyahconsulting.com
