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,...
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...
Aunjanue Ellis: Speech Wows at Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards
Academy award nominee Aunjanue Ellis is on a roll. Ellis, who has been delivering powerful performances since she first set foot on the big...
#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...
John Holiday: ‘The Voice’ Finalist Stars in ‘After/Glow’ Film on HelioArts
Rising opera star, countertenor and recent finalist on NBC’s The Voice John Holiday — who recently made his debut with the Metropolitan Opera in Matthew Aucoin's...
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...
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...
Review: ‘If Anything Happens I Love You’ Short Film
"If Anything Happens I Love You is a silent, animated, short film that chronicles the cavernous grief caused by the loss of a child,...
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,”...
