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...
https://youtu.be/zD3IyMkxRd8 Director: Malcolm D. Lee Writer(s): Kenya Barris, Tracy Oliver, Erica Rivinoja Starring: Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tiffany Haddish, Larenz Tate, Mike Colter, Kate Walsh, Kofi Siriboe, Lara Grice, Deborah...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6GDcBf_IjY 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...
Ava DuVernay discusses the making of her new documentary 13TH at a press conference during the 54th New York Film Festival.
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 up a...
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 Taraji P. Henson arrive...
by 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....