For those of you in the Charlotte, NC area, Lady In My Life will be coming to a screen near you after the New Year. We’ve been invited to the 6th Annual Delta Film Showcase over the King holiday weekend. More details to come as I get them. Just riding the momentum…
For those of you in the L.A. area, if you’re interested in seeing my short film “Lady In My Life” with a live audience, it will be screening as part of the S.E. Manly Short Film Showcase put on by the Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center. The date is next Saturday, December 19th […]
First, the TV list… Roots The Cosby Show Chappelle’s Show In Living Color Boondocks Oprah Eyes on the Prize Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Def Comedy Jam A Different World Saturday Night Live Soul Train Arsenio Hall Show Living Single The Wire Good Times The Jeffersons Martin Different Strokes Video Soul Roc The News Flip […]
Roots is based on the popular epic novel by Alex Haley. Based on Haley’s real life search for his African ancestors, Roots begins with the story of a Mandinka warrior, Kunta Kinte, and traces his family history through the Middle Passage, the Civil War, and into modern day America. Very few works of art can […]
While we all have different ‘favorite’ films in black cinema, it is my argument, using the criteria I’ve established (relevance to black culture, the legacy or shelf life of the project after the initial release, the actual craftmanship of the filmmaking, the degree to which the film was noticed/recognized by the mainstream, and the Apollo […]
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