Award-winning Filmmaker Tells the Stories of Black Businesses Through a Historic Lens
Stanley Nelson’s new documentary, 'Boss: The Black Experience in Business,' chronicles the plight of black entrepreneurs since the end of slavery....
Tag : black films
Spike Lee: ‘BlacKKKlansman Should Be Shown in the White House’ [Video]
Spike Lee and actor John David Washington open up about "Blackkklansman," a film based on a real-life black cop who infiltrated the Ku Klu Klan....
The Black Films and TV Shows We Can’t Wait To See This Summer
There's a lot of black films and TV shows to look forward to this summer. Here's a list of must-see productions featuring black leads, producers,...
‘Black Panther’ Crushes Box Office Records, Making Black History
Call it fate that 'Black Panther,' a Marvel movie featuring a mostly dark-complexed black cast and director by a 31-year-old black man, would make history...
Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ Proves the Need for Diversity in Hollywood
Jordan Peele's breakout film "Get Out" is just one example of a movie with a leading black actor that proves diversity in Hollywood is profitable....
‘Moonlight’: Must-See, Oscar Worthy, Coming-of-Age Film
Find out why Moonlight Is Must-See, Oscar Contending Black Gay, Masculinity Film by director Barry Jenkins who tells a highly cinematic story in three acts...
Radio One Founder Cathy Hughes Produces New Movie About A Black Media Family Dynasty
Radio One Founder and Chairperson Cathy Hughes joins the bevy of black women making movies. MEDIA, an original movie, was conceived and produced by Hughes...
ABFF Short Films Premiere on HBO
Filmmakers, creators, and appreciators of quality filmmaking--on February 1, 2016, you will have the opportunity to support fellow filmmakers making strides in the industry when...
Open Letter to Hollywood: Because Hollywoodn’t
Bottom line: these nomination processes—and the entire industry, for that matter—are out of focus. African Americans, Latinos and other people of color remain the equivalent...
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,...