The power of a documentary tracing the fortunes of an African American family over eight years is all in the tender details.
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Detroit and Filmmaker Janicza Bravo | Slate
The director talks about her “weird” new movie Lemon, directing Atlanta’s “Juneteenth” episode, and challenging what it means to be a black female filmmaker.
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International Film Festival Explores African Diaspora | Afro
More than a dozen independent movies about people with African roots are scheduled to take center stage in Washington D.C. over the weekend at the African Diaspora International Film Festival.
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Sabaah Folayan: You Don’t Need to Wait for Permission to Become an Activist | Elle
We speak to the director of a powerful documentary about Ferguson.
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Karyn Parsons Is Telling The Stories Of Little-Known Black Icons – HuffPost
Hilary Banks is now a history buff, y’all.
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Photographer Alex Harsely lights up June Kelly Gallery – New York Amsterdam News
A lot of planning goes into a seemingly candid photograph when an artist is at work. This fact becomes self-evident when you visit the current show at June Kelly Gallery titled “Alex Harsely: An Overview,” now on display through July 28.
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Barry Jenkins Sets James Baldwin Adaptation ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ As First Post-‘Moonlight’ Feature | Indie Wire
The very busy filmmaker has finally announced his first film project after his historic Oscar win.
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Fairy Thuggin’ With Diandra Janelle Rose – Occhimagazine.com
When I scheduled an interview with Philadelphia based model, jewelry maker, seer, and spiritual entrepreneur, Internet sensation Diandra Janelle Rose, I knew I was in for a treat.
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Gentleman Jack And Omari Hardwick Celebrate African American Filmmakers With Real To Reel – Gentleman Jack
Gentleman Jack | Gentleman Jack, Real-to-Reel Gentleman Jack Double Mellowed Tennessee Whiskey is joining with Codeblack Entertainment and TVOne to support and highlight bold, new African American voices in film, with its Real to Reel contest. Participating filmmakers across the country will have a chance to win $10,000 and a VIP trip to Miami Beach […]
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Spike Lee: ‘Black men are still viewed as predators’ – The Guardian
Twenty-five years after the LA riots, Spike Lee has made a film about Rodney King, whose beating by the police triggered the uprising. Does he think things have improved in the US? ‘Race is always going to be an issue in this country’
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