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African American History Is American History

African American History Is American History

by Kasi Lemmons | Variety My influences were literary initially. I was a big reader of books so my influences were Toni Morrison, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and southern novelists. In terms of film, I liked Bergman a lot and Hitchcock, but there were a lot of different...

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2019 Celebration of Black Cinema

2019 Celebration of Black Cinema

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Presented by the Critics Choice Association. Former Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Cheryl Boone Isaacs will host the evening, which benefits the UCLA Film & Television Archive and its commitment to the preservation of cinema.

December 2, 2019 • Los Angeles, California

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Kasi Lemmons On Directing Cynthia Erivo In Harriet

Kasi Lemmons On Directing Cynthia Erivo In Harriet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr1G4ssvjDU By Antonia Blyth | Deadline Hollywood When Kasi Lemmons saw that Cynthia Erivo was attached in the titular role of Harriet, Lemmons knew she wanted to direct the film. Then together, the pair worked hard to present an...

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Cynthia Erivo Hopes to Quell Your Fears

Cynthia Erivo Hopes to Quell Your Fears

by Monique Jones | Shadow and Act Set production on the Kasi Lemmons-directed Harriet has started, prompting new criticisms of Cynthia Erivo, who has been cast as Harriet Tubman. According to Deadline, the film will focus on Tubman's life, including her time as a...

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S&A Chats with Meegan Good

S&A Chats with Meegan Good

By Aramide A Tinubu | Shadow and Act Meagan Good has been working in the entertainment industry for well over twenty years. She first burst onto the scene as the troubled and secretive tween, Cicely Batiste in Kasi Lemmons’ 1960’s era “Eve’s Bayou” alongside Samuel L....

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