Monika Estrella Negra

Bitten, a Tragedy follows Lydia, a Black queer woman living in Philadelphia. At a Philly rave, ancestral warfare wreaks havoc on the bloodline of an unfortunate partygoer, connecting Lydia to a world of blood, ritual, secrets, and vengeance.

Bitten, a Tragedy follows Lydia, a Black queer woman living in Philadelphia. At a Philly rave, ancestral warfare wreaks havoc on the bloodline of an unfortunate partygoer, connecting Lydia to a world of blood, ritual, secrets, and vengeance.

Bitten, a Tragedy follows Lydia, a Black queer woman living in Philadelphia. At a Philly rave, ancestral warfare wreaks havoc on the bloodline of an unfortunate partygoer, connecting Lydia to a world of blood, ritual, secrets, and vengeance.

A young Black woman immersed in the punk/alternative scene turns to sinister behavior as the breaking point of her experiences with discrimination and invisibility come to an inevitable boil.

Violence affects Black women on multiple levels. This photo and short film series explores the sadistic assault on our bodies and our ancestors, and the trauma passed on through the generations. The words accompanying these images are meant to invoke the stories present in our DNA and through our own lives. This was a significant process of working through transgenerational distress, and the toll it still takes upon us.