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Film. Watch The Trailer For Contamination. A Short Film Starring An...
Written and directed by R. Shanea Williams and produced by Anthony J. Davis, “Contamination” centers around a black female character that is rarely depicted, let alone at such a visceral level. Meet...
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Listen To This. 22 (Aaliyah Tribute). by Jovan Landry.
Jovan Landry is a photographer, a filmmaker and a gifted lyricist. She’s also 22 years-old, the same age Aaliyah was when her death shocked a nation in 2001. Listen to a recent rhyme created by Jovan...
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Watch This. ‘The Prep School Negro’ Tackles Code-switching and Assimilation.
Though I was only a prep school negro for one school calendar year, my senior year of high school, the film directed by Andre Robert Lee still resonated. Being a young black girl that came from humble...
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Film. ‘Pier Kids: The Life’ Is an Intimate Look at the Lives of New York’s...
(Image From Bound by Night. Photography by Elegance Bratton) Elegance Bratton first became homeless at the age of 16, after his mother confronted him about his sexuality, when she became aware of his...
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Film. The Legendary Betty Davis Gets the Biopic Treatment with ‘Nasty Gal.’
Legendary funk singer, songwriter, and artist Betty Davis has teamed up with UK-based indie film company Native Voice Films by signing exclusive exclusive life rights with the organization. Davis, who...
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Ava DuVernay Launches New Film Series Highlighting the Works of Diverse Artists.
Founded as the African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM) in 2010 by filmmaker Ava DuVernay, ARRAY is an independent distribution collection. The organization helps to amplify films...
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Short Film. A Dancer Deals With An Unwanted Pregnancy in ‘Solely.’
Presented by Issa Rae, Solely is a short film starring, written and produced by filmmaker Madia Hill, with direction by Anna Nersesyan. SOLELY is a provocative day-in-the-life of a young dancer and...
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