During the Golden Age of Hollywood when some of the greatest masterpieces in motion picture history were being produced, African filmmakers were not allowed to make films. The period which lasted from the end of the silent era in the late 1920's to the late 1950's did...
It is indeed a wonderful revelation in the history of world cinema that immensely talented women filmmakers of Africa and the African Diaspora are making it really big in innovative filmmaking. Not only are they challenging old cinematic prescriptions, they are also...
https://youtu.be/EK--ovCkjf0 Director: Akiva Goldsman Writer(s): Akiva Goldsman (screenplay), Mark Helprin (novel) Starring: Colin Farrell, Matt Bomer, Lucy Griffiths, Michael Crane, Brian Hutchison, Kevin Corrigan, Alan Doyle, Russell Crowe, Jessica Brown Findlay,...
https://youtu.be/OwCatikaHNM Director: David O. Russell Writer: David O. Russell; Kristin Gore, Matthew Silverstein, Dave Jeser (screenplay & screen story) Starring: Jessica Biel, Raymond L. Brown Jr., Jenny Gulley, Beverly D’Angelo, Steve Boles, James Marsden,...
https://youtu.be/mO7Aj-WW30o Director: Jean-Pierre Bekolo Writer(s): Jean-Pierre Bekolo Starring: V.Y. Mudimbe Synopsis: LES MOTS ET LES CHOSES DE MUDIMBE is a portrait of the Congolese intellectual V.Y. Mudimbe, one of the most important living African philosophers...
https://vimeo.com/121552181 Director: Daniel Nearing Writer(s): Daniel Nearing Starring: Herman Wilkins, Diandra Lyle, McKenzie Chinn, Joe Mack, Nahum Zarco, Sean Walton, Patrick Cunningham, James Barbee, Elizabeth Austin, Raquel Austin, Brandon Byrd, Aayisha Chanel,...
https://vimeo.com/440546684 Director: Nicholas Bouier Writer(s): Q. Terah Jackson Starring: Demetrius Grosse, Zachary Barton, Douglas Olsson, Zachary T. Robbins, Gordon Capps, Josh Harp, Taryn Littleton, Darren Andrew Nash Synopsis: A worldly activist, Bayard Rustin,...
Director: Ava DuVernay Writer: Unknown Starring: Kerry Washington, Taraji P. Henson, Mary J. Blige Synopsis: Star of "Empire" Taraji P. Henson, "Scandal" actress Kerry Washington and recording artist Mary J. Blige reminisce about boyfriends past while listening to...
https://youtu.be/ntzUeRklgvU Director: Rahwa Asmerom, Essence Ward Writer(s): Rahwa Asmerom Starring: Trae Harris, LaTonia Phipps, Keona Welch, Monique Lola Berkley, Shaquille Berry, Tre Davis, Roger Baptiste, Fikerte Fisseha Synopsis: When an apartment falls through,...
https://vimeo.com/151052398 Director: Kellee Terrell Writer(s): Kellee Terrell Starring: Jerod Haynes, Kristin Anderson, Javoun Baker, Flavia Borges, Sharon Anderson, Thomas Anderson, Timothy Rogers Jr., Mark Guttierrez, Tim Brandt, Kristine Brandt Synopsis: Haunted...
https://youtu.be/HSejUcgDT4Q Director: Rusty Cundieff Writer(s): Michael S. Bandy, Eric Stein Starring: Storm Reid, Larenz Tate, Sharon Leal, Barry Shabaka Henley, Brody Rose, Daniel Thomas May, Lindsey Moser, Lori Beth Sikes, Charles Green, Terry Dale Parks, Brandon...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAH4hyLl-6U Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Unknown Starring: Ray Allen, Spike Lee Synopsis: Spike Lee takes us into the world of NBA nicknames, focusing on how Ray Allen's starring role in Lee's HE GOT GAME, forever associated him with...