Ava Duvernay GeniusTalks
August 10, 2017
Ava Duvernay talks about her multiple projects, from Queen Sugar to her upcoming Disney movie: A Wrinkle in Time.
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‘Whose Streets’ Reveals Daunting Truths Following the Aftermath of Slain Ferguson Teen Michael Brown
August 10, 2017
Of course, in instances of police brutality preceding Brown’s death, there was little to no visual evidence of wrongdoing at the hands of police.
Margaret Byrne’s Doc ‘RAISING BERTIE’ Examines Rural Disenfranchisement of Black Men
July 6, 2017
When I decided to make a film in Bertie, I wanted to bring attention to a community that wasn’t being talked about
‘Too Close to Home’: Tyler Perry on all-white starring cast
January 5, 2017
Tyler Perry is known for creating opportunities for black actors. But recently the African-American filmmaker weathered a backlash for assembling an all-white starring cast
UCLA Alum Hits Honest Tone With Millennials
September 24, 2015
As is the case with previous generations of 20-somethings, there’s been quite a bit written and reported on the Millennial generation. But for one filmmaker, what’s been reported hasn’t always aligned with the realities that Millennials often face on a day-to-day basis. Unimpressed with the traditional media and marketing accounts of who, or what, a Millennial truly is, filmmaker Garrett Bradley set off to make a film to showcase the lives of 20-somethings in an honest, and realistic way. There were a lot of narrow perspectives that weren’t congruent to the people I was meeting, Bradley says. Unimpressed with the