[Gramercy]
This topical short received its world premiere at the 2020 Locarno Film Festival, where Variety named it one of the festival’s not-to-miss shorts. It was also programmed by Academy Award-winner Barry Jenkins at this year’s canceled Telluride Film Festival.
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Martin Scorsese
ACTORCOMEDIAN DOUG E. DOUG RELEASES HIP-HOP INSPIRED NOVEL “THE FALL OF 1987”
[Actor Doug E. Doug’s Book “The Fall of 1987”]
Doug E. Doug: “This book is a step toward dealing with the complexity of life in the Post-Civil Rights era amidst the highly destructive crack epidemic and the dawn of mass incarceration. Our voices are desperately needed right now during this highly charged political climate.
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Senegalese-Frenchwoman Mati Diop Becomes First Black Female Film Director To Compete at Cannes Film Festival
[Black Filmmaker News]
Mati Diop: first Black female filmmaker to compete at Cannes Film Festival…
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