Black Filmmakers Need Blockbuster Opportunities
Despite proven track records for producing quality films and commercial success, African American filmmakers—a list that includes Spike Lee, Antoine Fuqua, Reginald Hudlin, Robert Townsend, Ava Duvernay, Will Packer, Gina Bythewood, and up-and-comer Ryan Coogler—just don’t gain opportunities to produce and direct blockbuster franchises as well as participate in the huge financial rewards. In fact, there was not a single 2015 film release from a black filmmaker in which the production budget exceeded $35 million.
