The film 's name references the W.E.B. Dubois book '' The Souls of Black Folk '' . Of the film , Valerius has said , " I think this piece resonates across race and gender because it is a piece that is the voice of the victim and not the voice of the victimizer or spokesman , it ’s our hurts , our pains , our insecurities , our story that no one else can tell but us . " The film was well-received , premiering at the 2007 Pan African Film Festival and screening at festivals including the Roxbury Film Festival , the Harlem International Film Festival , and the Martha 's Vineyard African American Film Festival , where it was earned the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary . It was also shown on AOL Black Voices
Harlem International Film Festival
Harlem International Film Festival
Daphne Valerius