Black Stories Tag Archive

Masterpiece Runyararo Mapfumo

Film Festival, Live Action

Runyararo Mapfumo Creates a Hilarious Celebration of Brotherhood with Short Comedy ‘Masterpiece’

Runyararo Mapfumo joins us to discuss using comedy to challenge socio-political themes and the nuances of the everyday experiences lived by black people.

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Documentary

Kelly Creedon Follows a Future Star on His Ascendance to the Spotlight in Documentary ‘In This World’

Kelly Creedon tells DN about the experience of documenting the life of triple threat, 15 year old actor, singer and comedian Courvosier ‘Vosiey’ Cox.

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Art & Fashion, Documentary

Jon Boogz & Sol Guy Tackle Issues of US Mass Incarceration & Racial Inequality in ‘Am I a Man?’

Jon Boogz and Sol Guy shine a light on penitentiary inequality and mass incarceration in the US with their innovate Movement Art film.

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Film Festival

Black Stars: Belafonte, Poitier and a Long Overdue Celebration of Black Cinema

DN revels in film writer Ashley Clark’s diverse, sensitive and enthralling curation for the BFI's celebration of black actors on film and TV.

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Asides, Music Video

Flying Lotus: Until The Quiet Comes

Beautifully stunning and chilling in equal measures, Kahlil Joseph has created an otherworldly 35mm promo to herald the return of Flying Lotus with the short

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Documentary, Film Festival, Podcasts

DN LFF2011 – The Black Power Mixtape 1967 – 1975 – Göran Hugo Olsson

After discovering a cache of nearly 85 hours of pristine 16mm film shot by Swedish news reporters documenting the evolution of the Black Power Movement in the

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Live Action

The Plague – Greg Hall

While the tiny £3,500 budget for Greg Hall’s debut feature about inner City London life, The Plague, may be visible through some of the cracks, there’s no

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF08: Sugar – Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck

We spend some time with Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck to learn how they brought the world of Dominican baseball hopefuls to the screen in their latest film Sugar.

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