Director: Deborah Riley Draper Writer(s): Deborah Riley Draper, April Sinclair (novel) Starring: Gabrielle Union, Octavia Spencer Synopsis: The story follows a smart, funny and naive African American teenage girl finding her voice as she navigates conflicting...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu9j0hgtM5o Director: Todd Thompson Writer(s): Benjamin Crump, Tim Franta, John McCall, Joe Millin, David Teek, Todd Thompson Starring: Vivica A. Fox, Michael Dorn, Ashley Eckstein, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Lynn Whitfield, Walter...
from Shadow & Act The Milwaukee Film Festival Announces Black Lens Program Lineup For our readers in Milwaukee… a program of films at the upcoming Milwaukee Film Festival that should interest you – some of them indie films you may not get to see in a theatrical...
from Shadow & Act The 14th Annual Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF), presented by Run&Shoot Filmworks, to be held from August 8–13, 2016, will feature a slate of high-caliber films from emergent filmmakers, panels, conversations and...
https://youtu.be/97Icc35DJPM Director: Deborah Riley Draper Writer(s): Deborah Riley Draper Starring: Lonnie Bunch, Anita DeFrantz, Harry Edwards, Carl Lewis, Isiah Thomas Synopsis: In 1936 when 18 African-American athletes participated in the Berlin Olympic Games,...