Bridgett Davis

I’m truly honored that LOVE, RITA is on this year’s short list for the MAAH Stone Book Award! I’m especially pleased because these are books selected for exceptional scholarship, and their ability to spark dialogue. For my memoir to be included among deeply-researched works by esteemed scholars is beyond validating. Feels good to be among them.☺️🙌🏾

Rob & I celebrated our 27th wedding anniversary in the best way last night: By attending the BRC Orchestra’s Stevie Wonder tribute concert @ BAM! And the highlight was spending time backstage with the incomparable @sandrastvictor . Sandra wrote “Follow Your Heart”, the beautiful song that plays over the opening credits of my film “Naked Acts”, sung by @carlacook577 . Rob, as the film’s music supervisor, introduced me to both Sandra and her song. I stay grateful.❣️Such a full-circle moment! ❤️💕

HELGA is a film about rediscovery. Starring @hel.gadavis , this is a story of one singer/songwriter’s journey through emotions once buried alongside her “lost gem” — an album from the 90s, finally getting its due. How will she choose between reluctance and lure? Directed by @bridgett_d . Produced by @robfields and @mayasymonecade . Crowdfunding campaign coming soon! Stay tuned. 📸@reneecoxstudio

“ I listened to that rejection for so long- and it was really bizarre to me, because I was hearing this constant lack of belief from the industry but getting all these wonderful responses from the audiences. So finally, I just said, you know what? Im@going to trust the audience.” ~Bridgett M. Davis Writer, Director, Producer, Distributor. This Saturday join us to celebrate one of the most important films of Black Independent Cinema, 5-9-26 @mayslesdocumentarycenter TICKETS 🎟️ ARE AVAILABLE IN THE LINK IN THE BIO! Special thanks to @mayasymonecade founder of @theblackfilmarchive and incoming President of @milestone_films !

On this bookaversary for LOVE, RiTA, I’m sharing an excerpt from the book posted @oldster_mag . This chapter made me cry when I wrote it, and it makes me cry when I read it. Link in bio. #memoir #sisters #bookaversary

How we gather matters. ❤️ Happy New Year! #newyearsparty #tradition #community #2026

Today is pub day for the 55th anniversary edition of “Daddy Was A Number Runner”. It’s a gorgeous, expanded edition with commentary from @deeshaphilyaw and @fjasmine23 and moi! Thanks @feministpress for keeping this seminal book in print for over five decades. And thank you to the late, great Louise Meriwether for writing a novel that allowed Black girls to see ourselves. This book changed my life, and getting to know its author changed my life again. #gratitute #pubday #classicnovel #blackgirls #shero #harlem #thenumbers ❤️

So grateful, amidst this climate of banned books and attacks on arts & culture, that @robfields and I got to attend the National Book Awards for a second year. It really is the Oscars for literature📚. So many writers I admire were in that room, including those @ my table: Edwidge Danticat (yes!!!) & @atticalocke & @katherine.vaz.94 & @jamiaawilson , as well as one whose work I’m excited to read, @wendychintanner . Congrats to all the nominees & winners. Great night for celebrating the power of the written word. ❤️ After party photo: 📸 @jasminatomicphotography

Mamdani for the win!! ✊🏾 #vote #familyaffair #iloveny

My memoir about my mom discovered in the wild — or more accurately @theredwheelbarrowbookstore on the left bank in Paris. There it was, on display as I randomly walked into the store! #theworldaccordingtofanniedavis #serendipity #memoir #parisbookshops

My IG skills are a work in progress ☺️. Here’s the clip I was trying to share in my last post: This time there’s sound! At the @luffestival in Lausanne, Switzerland, sharing the origin story of NAKED ACTS’ rediscovery. A story that for me never gets old, & one that audiences seem to love.💕#nakedacts #luff #originstory #rediscovery

Travel nourishes me. Thanks to NAKED ACTS’ second life, I got to escape for a couple weeks and experience the triple joy of a film festival in Switzerland, Art week in Paris, and — best of all — autumn in Paris with my favorite guy. ❤️ 1: The Seine is alluring even on a gray day. 2: A clip from the Q&A after screening my film @ the @luffestival in Switzerland. 3: The fest gave me “carte blanche” to program three other films that influenced mine — such an honor! 4-6: Q&As after screening “Losing Ground”, “Nothing But A Man”, & “Just Another Girl On the IRT”. 7: With festival artistic director Julien Bodivit & film programmer Eric Peretti. The fest showcases a range of innovative and experimental films. 8: Black women live everywhere of course, including Lausanne, Switzerland. 💕 And after a 4-hour train ride on the TGV…. 9: We attended @artbasel Paris, held @ the Grand Palais, with its spectacular Beaux-Arts design. 10-11: So cool to see my hometown represented @ the fair, thanks to @detroitsalonofficial . Erica Jackson is part of the team @salonniere bringing Detroit artists to the global stage. 12: @marianneboeskygallery pop-up. That’s a @sanfordbiggers sculpture on display. 13: THE George Clinton was holding court @ the reception @marianeibrahimgallery !! The Somali-French gallerist represents Clinton’s art work. 14: Standing in front of work by artist Yan Pei-Ming @thaddaeusropac gallery just outside Paris. 15-16: Beyond the art, there’s Paris itself! 17-18. We got to lunch with our friend @blackamericanrunaway and treat the daughter of our friend @c_a_l_a_m_i_t_y__j_a_n_e to dinner. 19: We randomly strolled into @theredwheelbarrowbookstore on the Left Bank, and voila! I spotted my memoir on display! 20: Paris is great even when it’s a little chilly & scarves are a must. Besides, what’s more Parisian than a scarf? 🧣