Tag Archives: filmmaking
Tribeca Film Fellow Finds New Beginning in Filmmaking
Mercedes Ortiz has just completed a year as a Tribeca Film Fellow.
The 18-year-old describes herself as “a singer, a musician, a songwriter, a poet, an activist,…
By Ashley Calloway
My Journey Into Producing ‘Life, Love, Soul’ and My Inspiration from a Phenom Film Entrepreneur
Yandy Smith talks newest venture and success with director Noel Calloway
Entertainment manager Yandy Smith has embarked on a new venture: film producer of Life, Love,…
By Yandy Smith
AMC’s Nikkole Denson-Randolph Keeps Indie Filmmakers in Focus
The chain theatre executive gives up-and-coming filmmakers a leg up in the industry
As AMC Theatre’s VP of Specialty & Alternative Content, Nikkole Denson-Randolph helps get projects by…
By Gil Robertson
Backtalk with Debra Martin Chase
Academy Award- and Emmy-nominated producer Debra Martin Chase is the first African American woman producer…
By Darralynn Hutson
A 35th Anniversary Tribute to the Landmark ‘Roots’ Miniseries
This history-making television event breathed credibility into the idea that I could, indeed, do and be anything I wanted to.
While the miniseries’ place in the firmament of American television history is firmly established, the…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Backtalk with Robert Townsend
Robert Townsend broke into acting more than 30 years ago, but branched into writing, directing,…
By Malecia S. Walker
Friday at the Movies
How this champion of black films keeps diversity on the screen
Jeff Friday sees a lot of movies. This year alone he’s screened roughly 500 films…
By Pamela K. Johnson
Backtalk with Bishop T.D. Jakes
Widely known as senior pastor of the Potter’s House, a nondenominational megachurch in Dallas, Bishop…
By LaToya M. Smith
Book Review: Produced By Faith By Devon Franklin
Christian and top film executive Devon Franklin shows how to succeed in Hollywood--or any industry--without selling your soul
Produced by Faith: Enjoy Real Success Without Losing Your True Self is an excellent book…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Filmmaker Takes AFFRM-ative Action to Promote Black Cinema
Ava DuVernay unites black film festivals to encourage national releases of more movies for us and by us
DuVernay with I Will Follow star Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Marcia Wade Talbert)
Ava DuVernay has accomplished three…
