Camille Billops (1933-2019) was a renowned sculptor, filmmaker, archivist, printmaker, and educator. One of her most well-known films, “Finding Christa” (1991), which she directed with her husband, James V. Hatch, documented her reunion with the daughter she gave up for adoption 20 years prior. The film won the grand jury prize for documentary film at the 1992 Sundance Film Festival.
Camille Billops
Manhattan, NY
Films
A String of Pearls
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(2002)
Camille Billops turns the camera on four generations of men in her family and considers the ways in which urban violence, unemployment, and the early deaths of their own fathers have shaped their lives.
The KKK Boutique Ain't Just Rednecks
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(1994)
A satirical examination of the landscape of American racism.
Finding Christa
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(1991)
A filmmaker reunites with the daughter she gave up for adoption twenty years later.
Older Women and Love
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(1987)
Using interviews and dramatizations, this film achieves a touching and often humorous look at social attitudes towards relationships between older women and younger men.
Suzanne Suzanne
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(1982)
An examination of the artist’s niece, who struggled with abuse and addiction.
