Sundance Film Festival

Shaka King’s ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ — an opportunity to set the crooked record, straight

February 18, 2021

I can’t stop thinking about what the late, murdered Illinois Black Panther chairman Fred Hampton (played by Daniel Kaluuya) said: “Where there are people, there is power.” This is the reason, I think, the United States of America considered him dangerous and their enemy and ordered his killing. ... read more »

BLACK SUNDANCE 2021 —SEMI VIRTUAL FESTIVAL

January 21, 2021

New works by Shaka King, Octavia Butler, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, and more. ... read more »

Executive Producers Codie and Tommy Oliver Talk ‘Black Love’

August 23, 2019

The creators of "Black Love" on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Codie and Tommy Oliver are back to share more love as their family grows and their show returns for a third season. ... read more »

Effie T. Brown is All In — Duly Noted — Making Moves Her Way!

May 24, 2019

I’ll do my best to try and paint a picture of film, digital and television producer Effie T. Brown, but it’s hard to do with just words. Brown is the reason Podcasts were invented, meaning that her tone often reveals what she’s really saying versus what you just heard her say. ... read more »

Sundance 2019: Chinonye Chukwu First Black Woman to Win U.S. Top Prize

February 14, 2019

Clemency is the second feature film for writer/director Chukwu, who worked on the clemency campaign for Tyra Patterson. Patterson was wrongly accused of murder and eventually released after serving 23 years in prison. ... read more »

Michael Jackson Estate: New film Violates Channel Standards as HBO Plans to Air Controversial Film

February 11, 2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Michael Jackson estate has sent a letter to the U.K.’s Channel 4 warning that a documentary on two men who accuse the singer of molesting them as boys violates the network’s programming guidelines. ... read more »

Michael Jackson’s Estate Slams Abuse Documentary Debut at Sundance Film Festival

January 26, 2019

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The Latest on the documentary “Leaving Neverland” which includes detailed allegations by two men that Michael Jackson sexually molested them when they were boys (all times local): 11:10 p.m. ... read more »

Protests Planned at Screening of Michael Jackson Documentary

January 24, 2019

“…in the era of #MeToo and #TimesUp, America’s embrace of “I believe the victims” has intensified. However, Michael Jackson’s family and ultra-loyal fan base, are having none of it.” ... read more »