18 Years: A Letter to Zora A Proof Concept Film for Onyx and the Chronicle of the Seers, 2022
Scope and Content Note
The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.
The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and changed to digital submissions in 2020. There are also a handful of audiocassette tapes and one USB. The media components are stored onsite at the Archives.
Dates
- 2022
Creator
- Cox, Brianna Jewel (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
System requirements: Windows Media Player, QuickTime, or RealPlayer.
Conditions Governing Use
The thesis is restricted due to FERPA, permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis.
Extent
70 pages (70 pages)
1 video file (1 video file (30 minutes) : digital, MOV file, sound, color)
Language of Materials
From the record group: English
From the record group: Chinese
From the record group: Spanish; Castilian
Overview
"18 Years: A Letter to Zora is a proof-of-concept episode for a series, Onyx and the Chronicle of the Seers. This film is a piece of speculative fiction within the tradition of Afrofuturism. The story revolves around a line of women who have the ability to commune across space and time with the aid of their special meditation jewelry and their extrasensory Empathic abilities to show each other memories and visions through ritual. We follow Quasheba Blackstone, our protagonist on earth in the year 2020 as she creates a homemade documentary for her infant daughter Zora who is on the brink of a pivotal intergalactic journey, and realizing her destiny with her mysteriously elevated levels of Empathic ability. The viewer watches this relic, alongside the presence of Onyx Blackstone, a descendant on a faraway exoplanet in 2175, as she learns the origin story of her ancestors." -- Abstract
Physical Location
RG 010.01C Visual & Media Arts
Physical Description
70 pages + 1 video file (30 minutes) : digital, MOV file, sound, color
General
Media Component ID: TH-DIG009
Repository Details
Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository
Walker Building, Room 223
120 Boylston Street
Boston Massachusetts 02116 United States
(617) 824-8301
archives@emerson.edu