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A 1960s Black feminist writer haunts four artists who can't stop stealing her fire.

How to Catch Creation (2021)

literary ghost storyqueer found familycreative possession

Overview

Four artists in the Bay Area find their lives unexpectedly intertwined — with each other’s and with the life of a black queer feminist writer from the 1960s — in this story that challenges our definitions of love, family and what it means to create.

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Standout Aspects

Writing

Dialogue that sounds like poetry and fights like a marriage.

Acting

Greta Oglesby's G.K. Marche — commanding even from beyond the grave.

Direction

Garrett weaves timelines like a DJ sampling history into now.

Best for:Solo: Late night when you're questioning every creative choice you've ever made.·Date Night: If your date reads Baldwin and has strong opinions about Toni Morrison.·Rewatch: Second viewing to catch which artist is channeling G.K. Marche when.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Frank queer intimacy and conversations about desire as politics.·Triggers: Explores erasure of Black women's labor and historical trauma.
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Director

Nataki Garrett

ReleasedAug 3, 2021
Runtime2h 31m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelheavy
Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Top Cast

Chris Butler

Chris Butler

Griffin

Christiana Clark

Christiana Clark

Tami

William Thomas Hodgson

William Thomas Hodgson

Stokes

Greta Oglesby

Greta Oglesby

G. K. Marche

Safiya Fredericks

Safiya Fredericks

Natalie

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

G.K. Marche echoes real Black lesbian writers like Audre Lorde and Pat Parker, whose archives were often scattered or under-preserved.

Insight

Director Nataki Garrett developed this from her own play, originally workshopped at Oregon Shakespeare Festival before the film adaptation expanded the timeline-collapsing structure.

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