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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John Trengrove is the director and co-writer of the South African drama film The Wound. The Wound is South Africa's official submission for the 90th Academy Awards, Best Foreign Language Film. It tells a story of a closeted love affair in the context of a rite-of-passage to manhood in the traditional Xhosa cultural group. You can connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on Twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on Instagram @laurapowers44.
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John Trengrove is the director and co-writer of the South African drama film The Wound. The Wound is South Africa's official submission for the 90th Academy Awards, Best Foreign Language Film. It tells a story of a closeted love affair in the context of a rite-of-passage to manhood in the traditional Xhosa cultural group. You can connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on Twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on Instagram @laurapowers44.
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