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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February 2023 Cinema Podcast
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This month Mark Cosgrove (Watershed Cinema Curator) and Steph Read (Cinema Programme Assistant) are joined by Dr Reina Dennison, Professor of Film and Digital Arts and University of Bristol, and Harriet Taylor who runs SWITCH: an organisation bringing inclusive cinema to the big screen, with a focus on the trans/non-binary experience.They look forward to the month ahead at Watershed and discuss the upcoming Japan Foundation Touring Programme and Harriet's season of films Reflections and Refractions: Gender on Screen in film. Plus Mark and Steph share further films highlights for the month ahead at Watershed.
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This month Mark Cosgrove (Watershed Cinema Curator) and Steph Read (Cinema Programme Assistant) are joined by Dr Reina Dennison, Professor of Film and Digital Arts and University of Bristol, and Harriet Taylor who runs SWITCH: an organisation bringing inclusive cinema to the big screen, with a focus on the trans/non-binary experience.They look forward to the month ahead at Watershed and discuss the upcoming Japan Foundation Touring Programme and Harriet's season of films Reflections and Refractions: Gender on Screen in film. Plus Mark and Steph share further films highlights for the month ahead at Watershed.
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