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Preview - "Omar Killed Me" (The Trials Of A Moroccan Gardner Accused Of Murdering A French Widow)
Trailer below for the film by French/Moroccan actor/director Roschdy Zem, titled Omar m'a tuer (aka Omar Killed Me); the film is based on the real-life trial of Moroccan gardener, Omar Raddad, who was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the alleged murder of his employer, a wealthy white French wido...
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Watch First 5 Minutes Of "Brooklyn Boheme" - Feature By Nelson George & Diane Paragas
Here are the first 5 minutes of a feature-length documentary film co-directed by Nelson George and Diane Paragas, titled, Brooklyn Boheme.
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Preview "Black Hands - Trial of the Arsonist Slave" - Premiering In Chicago This Weekend!
Intriguing docu-drama here, with an unfamiliar story, and one I'd very much like to see. Here's the story:
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Watch "The Way of All Flesh" Documentary On "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"
I'm currently reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks; the non-fiction book by Rebecca Skloot, which Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films will adapt into a feature film for HBO, as announced about a year ago.
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Watch New Extended Previews Of "Person Of Interest" (Taraji P. Henson) & "Alphas" (Malik Yoba)
Ok, seriously, is Taraji P. Henson in this thing or not? This is the second preview - this one is an extended preview, longer than the last one CBS released - and still, no Taraji. Not even a single frame. Nada. And she's supposed to be the female lead? Really? From all we've seen so far, still imag...
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Preview - "Greys Inbetween" (A Day In The Life Of A Struggling Black Actress In London)
Just discovered this 2009 British film titled Greys Inbetween. It's a 2009 film, but it hasn't been released yet for reasons unknown to me at the moment. A bit of digging lead me to the production and sales companies for it, both listing it as a "Current" title, which I can only assume means they ar...
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Banff Nominee "Hip Hop: The Furious Force of Rhymes" To Premiere On Smithsonian Channel
This is the first time I'm hearing about this film; titled Hip Hop: The Furious Force of Rhymes, the feature-length documentary will air next month on the Smithsonian Channel. I didn't even realize there was a Smithsonian Channel. Learn something new everyday!
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Preview - "The Story Of Lover's Rock" (Not The Sade Album)
Trailer for an upcoming British documentary called The Story Of Lover's Rock, directed by Menelik Shabazz (Burning An Illusion).
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Preview - Julian Renner's Feature Debut & San Diego Black Film Fest Winner "The Three Way"
Rehashing what I said in my first post on this... about 2 weeks ago, I made several requests on the S&A Twitter and Facebook pages, asking our fans and followers to contact me directly if they are filmmakers with projects in the works, regardless of what stage - filmmakers we've never covered on the...
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Preview - Nick Dalmacy's Feature Directorial Debut & San Diego Black Film Fest Entry "Scorn"
In an effort to ensure that we are covering black cinema (black filmmakers, black performers, etc) as broadly as we can, about 2 weeks ago, I made several requests on the S&A Twitter and Facebook pages, asking our fans and followers to contact me directly if they are filmmakers with projects in the ...
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