My Gender is Black

My Gender Is Black is an experimental documentary exploring how Blackness shapes, complicates, and expands gender identity through masculinity, sexuality, embodiment, performance, vulnerability, and self-definition.

Score: 6/10

Director / Writer: Terry Blade

Starring: Cristian Julian Chigbolu, Ujah Ogbole, Big Sexy, Jay Hill, Syd Tillman, James Baldwin

Genre: documentary, short film, experimental

Runtime: 20

Release: 2026

Excerpt

The first step towards living in your intersectionalities is being seen, and acknowledging that the things that make us different, also make us human. Terry Blade’s "My Gender is Black (2026)" is an artful reckoning that invites the viewer to figure out where they belong.

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Intersectionality is an interesting concept that discusses when a person has multiple social identities. A woman may have the same needs as other women, but a Black woman might require specialized care. Whether an Asian queer man, a transgender biracial woman, intersectionalities provide contact to how we interact in this world and how we’re perceived.  There are so many ways we can define ourselves! On a clear day, these intersections have working lights that manage the traffic smoothly. But other times – more often than not it seems –  you end up with a big ole wreck. However, the first step towards living in your intersectionalities is being seen, and acknowledging that the things that make us different, also make us human. Terry Blade’s My Gender is Black (2026) is an artful reckoning that invites the viewer to figure out where they belong.