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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In this week’s podcast, we sit down with the inimitable & multi-award winning musician and composer Nitin Sawhney. His bodies of work spans every corner of the artist fields be it scores for film & television, the stage, video games as well as his own discography of albums like ‘Beyond Skin’ which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary with a special live performance at the Royal Albert Hall. Here Nitin discusses, his early influences, growing up dealing racism in his youth, to his time acting in the Goodness Gracious Me troupe as well as the influence & reach of S. Asian artists in the industry.
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In this week’s podcast, we sit down with the inimitable & multi-award winning musician and composer Nitin Sawhney. His bodies of work spans every corner of the artist fields be it scores for film & television, the stage, video games as well as his own discography of albums like ‘Beyond Skin’ which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary with a special live performance at the Royal Albert Hall. Here Nitin discusses, his early influences, growing up dealing racism in his youth, to his time acting in the Goodness Gracious Me troupe as well as the influence & reach of S. Asian artists in the industry.
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