![]() Hayes played the eponymous heroine of Fanaka’s second feature (renamed Black Sister’s Revenge by a distributor looking to cash in on blaxploitation). The screening was one of the last of UCLA Film & Television Archives’ monumental retrospective of the L.A. She joined Fanaka, and many cast and crewmembers on the stage after the film. Hayes flew from New York City to attend the screening. “ You know, it’s so different I was sitting there relating to Emma Mae like it wasn’t me” she replied. When I asked Jerri Hayes how it felt to revisit her star turn in Jamaa Fanaka’s second feature Emma Mae (1976) after a recent screening, she answered without hesitation. The overview and complete lineup speak for themselves, so click HERE to head over to the home site for the series. Over the next few weeks, we'll be revisiting our reviews/write-ups/interviews on the series (from Brandon Wilson and Nijla Mumin) when it begun in Los Angeles over a year ago… here's another. ![]() EDITOR'S NOTE: The retro is being rebooted for runs in Philly, Toronto and New York through February.
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