Between Two Worlds, First Nations Icon David Gulpilil
The films of David Gulpilil reveal a life that is unimaginable to most Western audiences. The actor seemed to embody a timelessness in his roles, yet his presence was deeply memorable. Watching him was like being taken to a place that felt familiar yet was completely unknown before…
If Men Could Fly: The Life and Films of Menelik Shabazz
Menelik Shabazz crossed boundaries, and he crossed seas. He was a storyteller that put forth his ideas about the power systems of the West and how these systems have impacted diaspora African peoples in Great Britain, the Caribbean, the United States, and in Africa…
Marighella
The film Marighella opens with black and white footage. We see soldiers on horses, men in uniforms and young men throwing tear gas canisters. Bodies of fallen civilians, one a motionless body of a girl, being carried away…
The Mali-Cuba Connection/Africa Mia
The Mali-Cuba Connection opens with an elderly man on a rooftop. He looks out over the city below. We can see in his eyes, he is remembering—the Havana, Cuba from when he was young…
Moto Taxi Take You For a ride
Moto Taxi, the first feature film of Narcisse Wandji, explores the world the of motorcycle taxi drivers in Cameroon. It follows three hard-driving moto-taxis, Sani, Marie, and Frank. Like an opera, each story shows highs and lows of daily challenges they must overcome to survive.
We Will Turn Our Madness Into Flowers When We Awaken
The Sleeping Negro is a cautionary tale about the dangers of the unconscious. We are asleep. The everyman, or Man, in Skinner Myers’ award-winning film admonishes us to awaken.
Josephine Baker Is Immortalized By The French
The feature documentary, Josephine Baker: Black Diva in a White Man’s World, about the life of the world’s greatest diva reminds us of the American born chanteuse’s ability to surprise and defy all odds.
A quiet revolution—change comes slowly for Tunisia’s Blacks
Ghofrane Binous, a flight attendant who made headlines after reporting a racist attack and the pilot deplaned the passenger, spoke before parliament about the incident then decided to take a different path.
“She Had A Dream” follows Binous’ emerging activism and run for parliament, as a Black Tunisian.
Can You Waka? A Navigator’s Life
We follow Ema in a car on an open beach. As she rides along the road seems to stretch towards forever. The beauty of Te Aurere, Northland, New Zealand is captured frame by frame by Director Anna Marbrook…
South African Director Pays Tribute To The Past
Angus Gibson’s “Back of the Moon” is a different kind of “gangster movie.” It opens in black and white, with the feel of a documentary. Whites look on at black South Africans street dancers.
As the film transitions to color, people are …
Falling for Martinique; Zépon is a delightful comedy
Sometimes falling in love happens under the most unlikely circumstances…
A FIGHT FOR FREEDOM AND RESPECT AT HOME AND ABROAD: Black Soldiers in World War I
The award-winning filmmaker Joanne Burke skillfully documents the range of hardships faced by black soldiers serving in the United States Army during WWI in her film, “Fighting for Respect”.
Peter Murimi Works to Validate Kenya’s LGBTQ+ Community in “I Am Samuel”
The opening of Peter Murimi’s documentary, I am Samuel, finds two young people Alex and Samuel holding hands while walking through the beautiful Karura forest, in northern Nairobi, Kenya…
