Sandra J. Evers-Manly, president of the Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC), announced that the 30th Annual S. E. Manly African American Short Film Festival (SEMAASFF) will kick-off Friday, Nov. 15 at the Regal at LA Live, located at 1000 West Olympic Blvd. in downtown Los Angeles.
One of the best short film festivals featuring emerging and veteran filmmakers continues through November 29, 2020.
Myles Truitt is poised for stardom with the release of his latest project, Kin, opening in theaters Labor Day weekend. Even if you don’t know his name yet, you will soon. The Atlanta, GA teen has starred in a number of high-profile television shows including Queen Sugar, Greenleaf, Black Lightning and his critically-acclaimed performance in the episode of FX’s monster hit Atlanta where he played Devin, a bullied teenager who commits suicide. Truitt also starred in the record-breaking BET biopic ‘The New Edition Story,’ as a young Ronnie DeVoe. The biopic drew record ratings for BET, giving us a glimpse of Truitt’s acting chops.
Oakland rapper, activist, producer, and now screenwriter-director Boots Riley debuted his satiric, fantasy/sci-fi movie to limited audiences on July 6, and it’s definitely a hit.
Here, Dulé talks about his new movie, Sleight, an action thriller about a street magician who starts dealing drugs to raise his sister after the death of their mom.
This year’s Eagle-Con celebration explored gender, identity and expression