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...
Director: Ava DuVernay Writer(s): Jack Kirby (characters), Kario Salem, Ava DuVernay Starring: Unknown Synopsis: Plot unknown. Feature film based on the DC comic book series, ‘The New Gods’. Release Date: Unknown | Length: Unknown | Genre: Action, Sci-Fi |...
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...
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, Rowan Blanchard,...
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...
from Shadow & Act After debuting his first feature at SXSW years back, Barry Jenkins will be the keynote speaker at the film portion of the 2018 festival. “We are overjoyed to invite Barry Jenkins back to SXSW as a Film Keynote having presented the world premiere...
Director: Ava DuVernay Writer(s): Spencer Averick, Ava DuVernay Starring: N/A Synopsis: An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation’s history of racial inequality. READ REVIEW Release Date: October 7, 2016 (USA) |...
VENUE: AMC Empire 25 in midtown Manhattan, with Opening Night at the SVA Theater in Chelsea in NYC. DATE: September 21 – 25, 2016 The Urbanworld Film Festival, founded in 1997 by Stacy Spikes, is the largest internationally competitive festival of its kind, hosted in...
by Ross A. Lincoln | Deadline Hollywood DreamWorks is now searching for a new person to helm its upcoming sci-fi thriller Intelligent Life, as Selma director Ava DuVernay has opted to move on due to scheduling conflicts, Deadline has confirmed. She originally became...
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act Following the February 8th announcement that Ava DuVernay was offered (that we know of, at least) 2 high profile studio projects (one from Disney and the other from DreamWorks), comes news that the filmmaker has officially inked...
Nearly 500 ‘race films’ were produced in the US between 1915 and 1952 but lost due to a combination of neglect and poor preservation, yet a new project shines spotlight on the early 20th-century films of Oscar Micheaux and others By Ashley Clark | The Guardian...
Director: Ava DuVernay Writer: Unknown Starring: Kerry Washington, Taraji P. Henson, Mary J. Blige Synopsis: Actresses Kerry Washington and Taraji P. Henson are hanging out in Mary J. Blige’s kitchen while she experiments with cooking a new recipe. Kerry picks...
Director: Ava DuVernay Writer: Unknown Starring: Kerry Washington, Taraji P. Henson, Mary J. Blige Synopsis: In this Apple Music commercial that aired during the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, “Scandal” star Kerry Washington and “Empire” actress...
Marianne Zumberge | Variety Ava DuVernay has officially put an end to the rumors that she would be directing “Black Panther.” In an interview with Essence on Friday, DuVernay provided a definitive answer concerning her possible involvement with the Marvel film. “I’m...
Dominic Patten | Deadline Hollywood “I’m not the person to ask about racism in this town, coming from where I came from I never had to go through what I’ve heard a lot of people had to go through in this town,” said Tyler Perry today at the Produced By conference. “I...
Ramin Setoodeh | Film Editor, New York | @RaminSetoodeh Ava DuVernay had an epiphany while attending this year’s Oscars ceremony, where “Selma” received two nominations including best picture, but was snubbed in categories like acting and directing. “It was a room in...
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...
Director: Ava DuVernay Writer(s): Paul Webb Starring: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Jim France, Trinity Simone, Mikeria Howard, Jordan Rice, Ebony Billups, Nadej k Bailey, Elijah Oliver, Oprah Winfrey, Clay Chappell, Tom Wilkinson, Giovanni Ribisi, Haviland Stillwell,...
