In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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What was Hollywood even like before Laverne Cox? The ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK star has made historic in-roads for the trans population, forever changing the conversation of representation in film and television after becoming the first openly transgendered actor and activist to win an Emmy Award and appear on the cover of Time magazine. In 2014, Laverne Cox came to TIFF for an in-depth "In Conversation With" during Toronto's World Pride Week celebrations, presented by TIFF and the Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival. TIFF Un/cut lets you listen to the full discussion below, moderated by Wilson Cruz, Director of Entertainment Industry Partnerships at GLAAD (also known as the actor who played Ricky Vasquez on MY SO-CALLED LIFE).
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What was Hollywood even like before Laverne Cox? The ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK star has made historic in-roads for the trans population, forever changing the conversation of representation in film and television after becoming the first openly transgendered actor and activist to win an Emmy Award and appear on the cover of Time magazine. In 2014, Laverne Cox came to TIFF for an in-depth "In Conversation With" during Toronto's World Pride Week celebrations, presented by TIFF and the Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival. TIFF Un/cut lets you listen to the full discussion below, moderated by Wilson Cruz, Director of Entertainment Industry Partnerships at GLAAD (also known as the actor who played Ricky Vasquez on MY SO-CALLED LIFE).
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