Black High Tea

In this feature length documentary, a Black Queer woman reclaims joy and preserves her mother’s living legacy of tea parties. She seeks to hold space for connection and healing that affirms Black women, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and their allies in a post-pandemic world.
**Director:** Jay Gash

In March 2025, I was selected as a 2025 Fellow for the For Us, By Us Filmmaker Incubator presented by **Filmmakers Collaborative SF**, **Re-Present Media**, and the **National Endowment for the Arts**. The program supported my upcoming film, Black High Tea, which documents my heartfelt journey as a Black Queer woman on a mission to reclaim my joy and preserve my mother’s living legacy of tea parties — spaces of intergenerational connection, resilience, and healing.

Black High Tea (2018) is a short documentary created by Jay Gash about women of color that gather at intergenerational tea parties ranging in age from 6 - 97 years old. The documentary includes a brief history of high tea, interviews with women who have attended teas, and the point of view of the director's mother who has been hosting tea parties for over 15 years. This project was the foundation for my feature length documentary. It established the unique world of intergenerational tea parties while showcasing my access to participants.