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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Episode One: The Killing
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Host K.C. Casey investigates the decade-old murder of writer, producer, director and carnival fetishist Jenny Schecter. First stop: The Planet in West Hollywood, California, where K.C. digs up dirt on a suspicious gaggle of gays.
Created by: Grace Perry and Erin Sullivan
Edited by: Lauren Klein
Starring: Stephanie Ritter, Grace Perry, Kelley Quinn, Tien Tran
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Host K.C. Casey investigates the decade-old murder of writer, producer, director and carnival fetishist Jenny Schecter. First stop: The Planet in West Hollywood, California, where K.C. digs up dirt on a suspicious gaggle of gays.
Created by: Grace Perry and Erin Sullivan
Edited by: Lauren Klein
Starring: Stephanie Ritter, Grace Perry, Kelley Quinn, Tien Tran
6 episodes
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