A new and intimate documentary about businesswoman and mother Regina Jones. Jones co-founded Soul magazine in 1965, thus developing the first publication of its kind to focus on the heart of popular culture rooted in Black experience. Her extraordinary life is one not only shaped by history, but also one that made history. From being pregnant and married at 15, through the middle of the Watts Rebellion of 1965, to emerging as a groundbreaking newspaper publisher, Jones is a testament to the American experience, one of a Black American woman raising a family of 5 children, stepping in places where she was not wanted, and navigating a world that offered her no favors. Who in the Hell is Regina Jones turns a lens on Jones’s remarkable journey— the invisible labor, turmoil, struggle, and joy of a modern-day Black woman. (Soraya Sélène and Billy Miossi, 2024, DCP, 102 minutes)
Part of the Celebrate Black Art & History on Screen series.