Lendl Tellington is a versatile storyteller working across film, photo, installation art, and editorial. His work peels back prescribed histories by tinkering with the line between memory and nostalgia as a means to revere the unsung contributions of the marginalized.

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ABOUT ...that's why He made momma

With their matriarch ill and her home facing foreclosure, a brother and sister turn the camera on four generations of their family order to reimagine their legacy. As the siblings sift through memories and history, they chronicle the ingenuity of generational single black motherhood and grapple with its inheritance.

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FILM

...that's why He made momma

PROGRAM AFFILIATION

Documentary Lab

COHORT YEAR

2022-2024

WEBSITE

lendltellington.com

INSTAGRAM

@lendltellington