Tunisia: Raja Amari’s ‘She Had a Dream’ Doc Premieres on AfroPoP
The documentary She Had A Dream by Tunisian filmmaker Raja Amari premieres on AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange series tonight at 8 p.m. EST on...
Melvin Van Peebles: Godfather of Cinema Dies at 89
*The film world is reeling over the loss of influential filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles who passed away Tuesday, September 21 in Manhattan. Van Peebles...
#OscarsBlackAF: Will Packer’s 94th Academy Awards Delivers
Über producer Will Packer was tapped to produce the 94th Academy Awards ceremony and he did not disappoint with grand performances, powerful acceptance speeches...
ALL ARTS FIRST TWENTY: ‘Social’ Doc on Social Media and Black Identity Debuts
In an increasingly digital world, social media platforms become sites of joy, pain and transformation for users. Award-winning Panamanian American filmmaker Dehanza Rogers' documentary,...
Ava DuVernay: ‘Origin’ is a Must-See Movie
Ava DuVernay’s ambitious and powerful film Origin opens nationwide in theaters today. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson’s critically acclaimed book, Caste, the...
E.R. Braithwaite: ‘To Sir With Love’ Author Dies at 104
The New York Times reported E. R. Braithwaite, a Guyanese author, diplomat and former Royal Air Force pilot whose book “To Sir, With Love,”...
URBANWORLD FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2023 AWARD WINNERS
NEW YORK, NY (November 6, 2023) – The 27th Annual Urbanworld® Film Festival (www.urbanworld.org), along with prestige partner Warner Bros. Discovery and founding partner...
Spike Lee to Produce Bristol’s ‘Cthulu’ Film for Netflix
Angelique Jackson of Variety is reporting legendary filmmaker Spike Lee is producing “Gordon Hemingway & the Realm of Cthulhu” for Netflix. The film will...
A&E’s ‘Ol’ Dirty Bastard’ Documentary Humanizes Hip-Hop Icon
Ol’ Dirty Bastard is an iconic figure in Hip-Hop culture. Despite passing away at age 35 in 2004, the lore of O.D.B. a.k.a. Dirt...
Three Thousand Years of Longing: A Journey for the Ages
George Miller’s Three Thousand Years of Longing is also like breath. Inhale the rich color palette of the Middle East with all its spices...
