https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytUyrTQJp8M Director: Ava DuVernay Writer(s): Ava DuVernay; Isabel Wilkerson (book) Starring: Victoria Pedretti, Vera Farmiga, Connie Nielsen, Jon Bernthal, Nick Offerman, Finn Wittrock, Aunjanue Ellis, Niecy Nash, Stephanie March,...
Wilson Morales | BFTV The Venice Film Festival revealed the lineup for its 80th edition Tuesday morning, and its Official Competition featured works by five women filmmakers, including Ava DuVernay, who makes history as the first African American woman in...
Clayton Davis | Variety The celebration of Black cinema should be year-round and the focus on embracing Black creatives in the awards community is ongoing. While the Oscars often receive the brunt of criticism for their lack of diversity among its nominees, they are...
Director: Catherine Gund Writer(s): N/A Starring: Agnes Gund, Thelma Golden, John Waters, Dorothy Lichtenstein, Ava DuVernay Synopsis: An exploration of the nexus of art, race and justice through the story of art collector Agnes Gund who sold Roy Lichtenstein's...
by Shadow and Act This has been an excellent decade for the progression of Black images on screen and Black people behind the scenes. These Black filmmakers helped usher in a new era of Black cinema and defined the 2010s. 10) Tyler Perry Tyler Perry has left an...
by Trey Mangum | Shadow and Act Awards season has officially kicked off! As with every year, the announcement of nominees for the Gotham Awards marks the start of the season that begins now and continues all the way until the Oscars. A lot of Black talent and several...
Director: Unknown Writer(s): Unknown Starring: Prince Synopsis: The multiple-part documentary will cover the artist’s entire life and feature interviews, archival footage, photos and more. Release Date: Unknown | Length: Unknown | Genre: Biography, History, Music |...
by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter | Time Magazine Loving Michelle Obama wasn’t much of a choice. It was something that came naturally, because of how she carried herself. Because she resembled us and was moving in spaces where, as black Americans, we weren’t exactly meant to...
by Dino-Ray Ramos | Deadline Hollywood Filmmaker Akin Omotoso’s latest film Vaya first premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2016 to critical praise and continued to make its rounds around the festival circuit and earned him the Africa Movie Academy...
https://youtu.be/cazhHc0PFQ8 Director: Amy Adrion Writer(s): Amy Adrion Starring: Ava DuVernay, Jill Soloway, Lena Dunham, Miranda July, Catherine Hardwicke, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Rosanna Arquette, Jamie Babbit, Emily Best, Maria Burton, Patricia Cardoso, Brenda...
https://youtu.be/E4U3TeY2wtM Director: Ava DuVernay Writer(s): Madeleine L'Engle, Jennifer Lee Starring: Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Levi Miller, Deric McCabe, Chris Pine, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Peña, André Holland,...
Tambay Obenson | Shadow and Act Film directors are still overwhelmingly white and male, according to a University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative report published Thursday, January 5, 2018. Titled Inclusion in the Director’s Chair, the new year...