Toni Morrison’s work has always been deemed as rich and poetic, perhaps an extension of her very own life.
Toni Morrison: Pieces I Am, which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, looks to be a uniquely intimate look into Morrison, as it was directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, who has been Morrison’s friend for over 35 years.
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At 88 years old (87 at the time her interviews were shot), Morrison’s poetic narration will add an interesting aspect as she explores her rich life as a mother who steadfastly refuses to live through a white man’s gaze. And certainly not underit.
“You have to be a little tough and rely on yourself … and tell people no,” Morrison muses in a clip touching on pay disparities within gender and race, exclusively released to The Root. If those ain’t some wise words to digest and take into your everyday life—especially as a black woman—I don’t know what are.
