Before she died in 2023, filmmaker Jessie Maple had retired and gone to live in Atlanta, Georgia. Her daughter, Audrey Snipes, told the AmNews that at the time, JesMaplesie was doing more antique work.

Although no longer working in film, Maple still did some writing and had been working on her autobiography, but antiquing –– searching, shopping for, and collecting objects from the past –– took up most of her time. She still traveled to a lot of antique shows and would often attend the antique fairs and flea markets in and around New York City.

“Even though she loved New York, loved the city, as she got older, she realized she wanted more of a slower pace,” Snipes said.

This came after many decades of work. Maple had been a film director and Black film advocate: In 1975, she was the firs

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