Director: Nate Parker Writer(s): Jim McGrath, Nate Parker Starring: Shondrella Avery, Macy Gray Synopsis: Ralph Waddy was the first African American detective promoted without having obtained the rank of Sergeant. Waddy applied street justice at the private request of...
Nominees were announced for the 48th NAACP Image Awards are in. Winners will be announced on February 11, 2017 at a ceremony airing live on TV One. Anthony Anderson will return as host. ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Beyoncé Knowles Viola Davis Regina King Dwayne “The Rock”...
Director: Unknown Writer(s): Unknown Starring: Roger Guenveur Smith Synopsis: Hosted by Roger Guenveur Smith (who also appears in “The Birth of a Nation”), the documentary features interviews with descendants of those who helped shaped things during Turner’s time,...
from Shadow & Act The Milwaukee Film Festival Announces Black Lens Program Lineup For our readers in Milwaukee… a program of films at the upcoming Milwaukee Film Festival that should interest you – some of them indie films you may not get to see in a theatrical...
from Shadow & Act The 14th Annual Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF), presented by Run&Shoot Filmworks, to be held from August 8–13, 2016, will feature a slate of high-caliber films from emergent filmmakers, panels, conversations and...
Shadow & Act | Tambay Obenson Sundance Institute today announced it will present its Vanguard Award to filmmaker and actor Nate Parker at Night Before Next, a summer celebration benefiting the Institute and its artists on the eve of Sundance Next Fest at the...
Gordon Cox | Variety “The Birth of a Nation,” the Nate Parker film that was a buzz-magnet sensation at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, has been positioned for an awards-season release this fall from Fox Searchlight. Written, directed by and starring...
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...
Brennan Williams | Huffington Post Black Voices Despite landing a role alongside the likes of Denzel Washington in “The Great Debaters” or his phenomenal performance in “The Secret Life of Bees,” Nate Parker says the availability of quality...
Director: Shyam Madiraju Writer(s): Mark Mavrothalasitis (screenplay, writer), Nate Parker (story) Starring: Jessica Lowndes, Eugene Simon, James Remar, Sung Kang, Diego Boneta, Ethan Peck, Nate Parker, Leonel Claude Synopsis: When a US soccer team gets stranded on a...
Director: Nate Parker Writer(s): James Lopez (story), Nate Parker Starring: Joseph Millson, Jance Enslin, Sarah-Jane Potts, Michael Leone, Shyheim Parker, Q’Shaun Haywood, Daniel Acevedo, Six Reasons, K. Boy, Preston Douglass Synopsis: #AmeriCAN is a short film...
Director: Jesse Zwick Writer(s): Jesse Zwick Starring: Nate Parker, Jason Ritter, Maggie Grace, Max Greenfield, Aubrey Plaza, Max Minghella, Jane Levy, Adam Saunders, Rey Lucas, Devon Synopsis: When a group of old college friends reunite over a long weekend after one...
Director: David Lowery Writer(s): David Lowery Starring: Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Nate Parker, Keith Carradine, Kennadie Smith, Jacklynn Smith, Robert Longstreet, Charles Baker, Augustine Frizzell, Kentucker Audley, David Zellner, Turner Ross, Rami...
Director: Korstiaan Vandiver Writer(s): Lu Lobello, Luigino Lobello, Richard Shehane, Korstiaan Vandiver Starring: Nate Parker, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Omari Hardwick, Saye Yabandeh Synopsis: Based on true events, Lu is a Marine diagnosed with PTSD who sets out years...
Director: Nicholas Jarecki Writer(s): Nicholas Jarecki Starring: Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling, Laetitia Casta, Nate Parker, Stuart Margolin, Chris Eigeman, Graydon Carter, Bruce Altman, Larry Pine, Curtiss Cook, Reg E. Cathey, Felix Solis,...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Spike Lee, James McBride Starring: Limary Agosto, Sumayya Ali, Turron Kofi Alleyne, De’Adre Aziza, Jonathan Batiste, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Daniel Breaker, Jules Brown, Charles Anthony Bryant, Janinah Burnett, Thomas Jefferson Byrd,...
Director: Anthony Hemingway Writer(s): John Ridley (story and screenplay), Aaron McGruder (screenplay), John B. Holway (book) Starring: Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr., Nate Parker, David Oyelowo, Tristan Mack Wilds, Ne-Yo, Elijah Kelley, Marcus T. Paulk, Leslie...
Director: Uwe Boll Writer(s): Daniel Clarke (story), Uwe Boll Starring: Michael Paré, Wilson Bethel, Mitch Eakins, Erik Eidem, Brandon Fobbs, Jane Le, Scott Ly, Rocky Marquette, Garikayi Mutambirwa, Nate Parker, Brad Schmidt, Jeffrey Christopher Todd, John Wynn,...
Director: Ric Roman Waugh Writer(s): Ric Roman Waugh Starring: Stephen Dorff, Marisol Nichols, Vincent Miller, Anne Archer, Larnell Stovall, Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard, Johnny Lewis, Harold Perrineau, Shawn Prince, Chris Browning, Nick Chinlund, Greg Serano, Jake Walker,...
Director: Sunu Gonera Writer(s): Kevin Michael Smith and Michael Gozzard (screenplay & story), J. Mills Goodloe, Norman Vance, Jr. (screenplay) Starring: Terrence Howard, Bernie Mac, Kimberly Elise, Tom Arnold, Brandon Fobbs, Regine Nehy, Nate Parker, Kevin...
Director: Charles T. Kanganis Writer(s): Charles T. Kanganis Starring: Nate Parker, Lindsey Haun, Allen Maldonado, Elijah Kelley, John Rubinstein, Cleavant Derricks, Greg Siff, Stephanie Dyann, Russell Howard, Cole Griffin, Ted Lyde, Alison Coster, Joe Palese, Les...
Director: Chris Fisher Writer(s): Chris Fisher, Gil Reavill, Eric Saks Starring: Frank Alvarez, Clifton Collins Jr., Brittany Daniel, Keith David, Roberto ‘Lil Rob’ Flores, Aimee Garcia, Cesar Garcia, Nicholas Gonzalez, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kevin Grevioux, Wood Harris,...
Director: Kelsey T. Howard Writer(s): Eugene Hess, Paul Lawrence, Paul T. Murray Starring: Edward Furlong, Daniel Franzese, Andrew Keegan, Susan Ward, Sanoe Lake, Laura Ramsey, Aimee Garcia, Joel Michaely, Nate Parker, Nicole Bilderback, Brian Geraghty, Jaime Pressly,...
