(shake) What yuh mama gave yuh is a montage film that explores black maternal lineages through sound and movement. It begins and centralizes the womb as a sonic making space, and how the gift of vocal ability is inherited through the process of child bearing, and further mothering. The film engages the aesthetic performance of the Black southern church and the imprint to which Femmes have fortified their practice of self design and community making.

Kariyana Calloway-Scott (she/her) is an East Coast-based artist-scholar whose interdisciplinary practice spans collage, performance, experimental film, and sculpture. Rooted in theories of interiority, conceptual approaches, and Black feminist methodologies, her work explores the complexities and external perceptions of Black life. Their research focuses on developing contemporary imagery inspired by Black texts that address race, sexuality, gender, and class. Currently, she is dedicated to creating work that excavates and reinterprets Black “femme” archetypes, aiming to de- and re-mystify the nuanced and often insidious nature of Black Being.