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Questlove’s SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED) in July
Curated by Screenmancer Staff LOS ANGELES, CA: Searchlight Pictures and Hulu, together with Disney General Entertainment’s new BIPOC Creator Initiative, just announced the release date for Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s debut film SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED), winner of both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival.…
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People in class houses shouldn’t throw stones, WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Headlines read: “Palace Paralyzed” about the Meghan Markle and Prince Harry disclosures from the Harpo Productions Oprah Winfrey interview on CBS that shook the world (of privilege). But America, these United States, that broke from the UK have no judgments to make on that situation once you see WHO…
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For Black History Month, IFC Films screens MLK/FBI nationwide
Curated by Screenmancer Staff LOS ANGELES, CA: MLK/FBI is an essential expose of the surveillance and harassment of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (labeled by the FBI as the “most dangerous” Black person in America), undertaken by J. Edgar Hoover and the U.S. government. Based on newly discovered and declassified files, as well as revelatory…
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Expert Panel of Unscripted TV Execs invite from Micheaux Film Festival
by Screenmancer Staff Coming up on Sept. 16, the Micheaux Film Festival in its third year running will present “How to Package and Sell an Unscripted Show.” This presentation will include a roundtable of industry experts who can answer this question: ‘Do you have a great unscripted show idea, but need insight and advice on…
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LOVING Ruth Negga’s powerful POV for BLACK STORIES MATTER
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent “I just could not believe my existence was such a problem for people,” is how actor Ruth Negga explains her personal POV that is infused in the movie LOVING, co-starring Joel Edgerton. LOVING is screening now for free as part of AFI Movie Club’s “Black Stories Matter” series. Negga…
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