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Random Acts of Flyness from artist Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) explores evergreen cultural idioms such as patriarchy, white supremacy and sensuality from a new, thought-provoking perspective.A fluid, stream-of-conscious response to the contemporary American mediascape, each episode of Random Acts of Flyness features a handful of interconnected vignettes, showcasing an ensemble cast of emerging and established talent. The show is a mix of verité documentary, musical performances, surrealist melodrama and humorous animation. Nance and his collaborators weave together such themes as ancestral trauma, history, death, the singularity, romance and more, creating a television show like nothing seen before.
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6 this season · 12 totals01e01 What Are Your Thoughts Raising Free Black Children? 2018-08-05 04:00
What Are Your Thoughts Raising Free Black Children?
Terence Nance introduces RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS before being stopped by the NYPD. Segments include: "Everybody Dies!," a cable-access show hosted by "Ripa the Reaper"; an infomercial for a topical-ointment cure for "white thoughts"; and a talk show on sex in the black community.
s01e02 Two Piece and a Biscuit 2018-08-12 04:00
Two Piece and a Biscuit
This week's program begins with a video game to train an army of black women to defend themselves against aggressors. A gender-diverse group of subjects talk about the performance of gender. A wise uncle attempts to program his nephews on how not to be creepy. Speaking of creepy, Wendy gets lured into ''Nuncaland,'' the Dominican-American fable inspired by a classic children's story.
s01e03 They Got Some S**t That'll Blow Out Our Back 2018-08-19 04:00
They Got Some S**t That'll Blow Out Our Back
This week's program moves from the story of an afro that goes to prison for ''badness''' to a family mourning a high-profile case of police violence. Also, does the Second Amendment apply to black people? Contestants on the game show ''Hotep Squares'' are asked about that, and many more questions on this week's Random Acts of Flyness.
s01e04 Items Outside the Shelter But Within Reach 2018-08-26 04:00
Items Outside the Shelter But Within Reach
Most abuse happens within families and the lines between care, conflict, and chaos are volatile. This week's program addresses some of the dangling threads from past and future episodes, including the perfect apology, a very competitive game of spades and a celebrity's latest business venture.
s01e05 I Tried to Tell My Therapist About My Dreams 2018-09-02 04:00
I Tried to Tell My Therapist About My Dreams
A young Martin Luther King, Jr. wakes from a dream. A movie star with writer's block finds inspiration in Africa and stumbles upon the devil within
s01e06 They Won't Go When I Go 2018-09-09 04:00
They Won't Go When I Go
Season finale. A woman stays woke too long. In the not-too-distant future, a waitress contemplates uploading her consciousness to the cloud amidst warnings of an impending hurricane. After Najja has her demons exorcised, her Jealousy tries to talk its way back into her life. Artist Stephanie Dinkins describes her encounters with a simulated black woman.