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Dr. John Francis walks into history with Oscar-shortlisted doc ‘Planetwalker’
Before diving into this article about “Planetwalker” Dr. John Francis, it is worth watcing the trailer of this compelling documentary. Understanding the significance of Dr. John Francis’s life is...
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BIPOC triumphs, “Emilia Pérez” wins big, and Cynthia Erivo snub shocks at...
The first major awards show of the season is over, and it was filled with surprises and historic wins, with BIPOC talent soaking up much of the limelight. Case in point: “Emilia Pérez,” a genre-defying...
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‘The Fire Inside’ burns bright with heart, humanity, and visual elegance
There’s a unique power in seeing a true story unfold on screen, particularly one as inspiring as “The Fire Inside.” Directed by Rachel Morrison with a screenplay by Barry Jenkins, the film chronicles...
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Keke Palmer and SZA serve up the laughs in “‘One of Them Days”
They’re girlz in the hood. Two young women trying to make it from “Friday” and “Next Friday” to “Friday After Next.” And as they do, they take viewers on a journey through working class Los Angeles...
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97th Oscar noms are in: Cynthia Erivo makes Oscar history with second career...
Hosted by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott the 97th Oscar nominations were announced today, in Los Angeles, CA. Cynthia Erivo made Oscar history on Thursday morning with her nomination for Best Actress in...
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Sundance 2025: 14 Films by African American and African-descent filmmakers
The 2025 Sundance Film Festival features an exciting lineup of 14 films from filmmakers who identify as African American, of African descent, or Black. These selections reflect a wide range of...
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Powerful ‘No Other Land’ doc receives Oscar nod
The people of Masafer Yatta are brave in the face of genocide. Their mountainous region, home of 20 ancient Palestinian villages on the West Bank, is being encroached upon. Homes and businesses are...
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Filmmaker Rashad Frett wins at Sundance for ‘Ricky’
What is life like after being locked up in prison from age 15 to 30? How do you adjust to an outside world without the human development skills your contemporaries have? Writer/director Rashad Frett...
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Figure skating in Harlem chronicled in the docuseries ‘Harlem Ice’
A fixture in the Harlem community since 1997, the world will now get a closer look at Figure Skating in Harlem (FSH) thanks to the docuseries “Harlem Ice,” which debuted on Disney+ on Feb. 12. Filmed...
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Iconic short film examining the Black Is Beautiful movement screens at MoMA
At this moment, it is difficult to conceive of a time when Black arts and culture was not recognized or appreciated, but in 1969, when director Billy Jackson (“The August Wilson Center: Building on a...
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New doc features elder Black gay women farming Harriet Tubman’s ancestral lands
In a recent interview, filmmaker Charlyn Griffith-Oro of the short documentary “The Aunties” told the Amsterdam News, “This film came out of my observations of the aunties over the last almost decade....
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Afro-Latino Colman Domingo receives Montecito Award at Santa Barbara...
As the 2025 Oscar Academy Awards® season approaches, “Sing Sing” is emerging as a major contender, earning an impressive 97% Rotten Tomatoes score from both critics and audiences. The film recently...
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The inspiration for the film ‘Sing Sing’ fights his wrongful conviction
Lawyer Jeffrey Deskovic innocently asks if playing John “Divine G” Whitfield in A24’s “Sing Sing” is actor Colman Domingo’s biggest role. Next to him sits the real John Whitfield, who thinks deeply and...
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Hazel Scott Receives spotlight on PBS Series “American Masters” — “The...
What do you know about jazz pianist, singer, actress, and activist Hazel Scott? I’m sorry to admit that I didn’t know a lot, but the PBS “American Masters: The Disappearance of Miss Scott” program took...
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Zoe Saldaña, Afro-Latina of Dominican heritage, wins historic Oscar
While accepting her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in “Emilia Pérez,” an emotional Zoe Saldaña, an Afro-Latina woman of Dominican heritage, took a moment to acknowledge her...
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Paul Tazewell becomes first African American man to win Best Costume Design...
History was made at the 97th Annual Academy Awards, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and broadcast live on NBC, which recognized some theatrical favorites at the March 2 ceremony.Tony winner...
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Sundance 2025: 14 Films by African American and African-descent filmmakers
The 2025 Sundance Film Festival features an exciting lineup of 14 films from filmmakers who identify as African American, of African descent, or Black. These selections reflect a wide range of...
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‘Nickel Boys’ actor Trey Perkins on passion and resilience
Born on an Air Force base in Nebraska and raised in Belleville, IL, a suburb of St. Louis, MO, actor Treyvoyn “Trey” Perkins was just like any other kid in many ways. “I liked going to the carnival. I...
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Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ is a supernatural scarefest
The biggest news to absorb about the new vampire thriller “Sinners,” written and directed by Ryan Coogler, is that this very gifted visual storyteller has created his own original intellectual property...
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Actor Andrew Liner on his complex character in ‘Ransom Canyon’
In the Netflix Western drama “Ransom Canyon” debuting April 17, Andrew Liner plays what he describes as “a firecracker. I think he is cocky. I think he is insecure. I think he has a pure heart. I think...
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