A little over a decade ago, VH1 premiered one of its many mediocre television biopics, Hendrix. Playing well against type, Wood Harris starred as the iconic guitarist, alongside Vivica A. Fox (as girlfriend/groupie Faye Pridgeon), and Billy Zane. A general overview of Hendrix’s life, the film chronicled his […]
I wonder if, for our readers in France, a series like this is akin to what CNN’s Black In America series is for us in the USA. Long-time readers of this blog will already know that we aren’t too high on those Soledad O’Brien-hosted episodes, and wish they’d […]
PARK CITY, Utah — Ryan Coogler was at home in Oakland on New Year’s Day 2009 when it happened: Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old unarmed black man, was killed by a transit policeman at the BART station in the city’s Fruitvale neighborhood. Cellphone videos of the incident soon went […]
My Brooklyn follows director Kelly Anderson’s journey, as a Brooklyn gentrifier, to understand the forces reshaping her neighborhood. The film documents the redevelopment of Fulton Mall, a bustling African-American and Caribbean commercial district that – despite its status as the third most profitable shopping area in New York […]
“The Last Fall” has been riding the film festival circuit for a little over a year now and is Cherry’s first feature film after putting in years of work directing videos for the likes of N’Dambi, Foreign Exchange and many others. I asked Lance what type of director does he […]
