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Drift

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Dreamcatchers

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Amor Em Jogo

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Solace

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Walking Home

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The BlackStar Film Festival is an annual celebration of the visual and storytelling traditions of the African diaspora and of global indigenous communities, showcasing films by black people from around the world.

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  • Director Stella Meghie is on board to direct, “American Princess,” a comedy starring Issa Rae. The film centers on an American woman (@IssaRae) who moves to London, where she’s drawn into a world of wealth and high society and falls in love in a very unexpected way. The script was written by Amy Aniobi (@janiobi), a scribe who has worked with Rae on #Insecure as a writer/co-executive producer. ______________________________________________ @stellameghie made her feature directorial debut with “Jean of the Joneses,” which earned her a first screenplay nomination at the 2017 Independent Spirit Awards. Her most recent film, “The Weekend,” premiered in September at the Toronto International Film Festival, and Meghie is developing “The Photograph,” a family drama, with producer Will Packer (@willpowerpacker) at Universal. ______________________________________________ Source: @hollywoodreporter 📷: Maarten de Boer for @variety; @tiff_net / Andréanne Gauthier
  • “I would love the opportunity as an actor to be able to just get down and dirty in a project that has myself, Thandie Newton, Viola Davis, and Alfre Woodard. I don’t know what the hell that is, but I know that is powerful right there. The fact that I’m in a place of power that I can help make that happen [means] I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing.” — @iamreginaking, as told to @variety. . . 📷: @tiff_net / Andréanne Gauthier
  • “In thinking about what I wanted to do for a first feature, I decided that I wanted to go back to my roots and do something that’s truthful. I thought about my favorite first features and what’s attainable, that I could do with basically no money. “Amores Perros” came up as a film that I love, and that got me thinking about the idea of perspective and how I would take that conversation that I had and add something to the short film. That’s what led me down this pathway of, what can I do that can add to that conversation? That’s how the triptych structure was born. We don’t really have triptych movies that focus on black and brown people, so I thought this would be really interesting. It also played on that perspective. So, I started looking at movies, like “Amores Perros” and “The Place Beyond the Pines,” to see where and how they transitioned. I went through a process, investigating my own interest level in these characters, each pulled from different people or scenarios in my life, to come up with what you see in the film.” — Reinaldo Marcus Green, Director of @monstersandmenfilm __________________________________________ Pulled straight from recent headlines, "Monsters and Men" follows three black men as their lives are impacted by the death of another black man by a white police officer. Anthony Ramos and John David Washington play a new father who recorded the death and black cop in the same precinct as the shooter, respectively. The cast also includes Chanté Adams, Nicole Beharie and Rob Morgan.
  • Missed out on getting your #BlackStar18 catalog during the festival? Grab one at @theundergroundmuseum in LA, @ulisesbooks in Philly or @sankofadc in DC! _____________________________________ ⠀ The catalog features conversations with directors Haile Gerima, Reina Gossett, Nijla Mu’min, Naima Ramos-Chapman and Darius Clark Monroe. Reviews of Under Bone, Two Parts Black, Random Acts of Flyness, Fucked Like a Star and Mr. Soul!
  • Many congrats to our designer @andreapippins on the release of her book, “We Inspire Me.” Our festival director, @maorikarmael, is one of the book’s contributors! ____________________________________________________________ 📖 About: The best thing a creative person can have is a crew of friends, allies, and mentors to support them. Packed with inspiration and ideas from author-illustrator Andrea Pippins, this is a one-of-a-kind handbook for doers and makers looking to expand and nourish their creative community. Drawing on her own network of talented artists, designers, and friends, Pippins offers tips on how to: reach out to your heroes; use your art or work to empower your community; learn about a new culture and shake up your perspective; take a class, join a team, plan brunch—have fun! And she delivers her advice in style. Colorful pages feature patterns, portraits, and hand-lettered quotes alongside tips for fostering genuine connections and supportive relationships. ____________________________________________________________ 🌟 If you’d like to purchase visit: chroniclebooks.com/titles/we-inspire-me.html
  • Winner of Best Narrative Feature and Favorite Narrative Feature at #BlackStar18, “Jinn” will be released theatrically on November 15 and on VOD and Digital HD on November 16. “‘Jinn’ is a coming of age film that deals with the struggles to find one’s true identity amidst familial and religious influences,” said @nijla1, a California Institute of the Arts grad and Sundance Institute Fellow. “As our media landscape becomes more inclusive and nuanced, this film offers a specific, yet universal, story of identity, first love, and shifting family relationships.” . . Source: @indiewire
  • BlackStar was in the house @idaorg’s “Getting Real” Conference. Over 1,000 documentary professionals from 20 countries took part in this conference. Our festival director @maorikarmael spoke on the #DecolonizeDocs panel! #docsgetreal
  • Ethiopian-Israeli filmmaker Aäläm-Wärqe Davidian‘s “Fig Tree,” had its official World Premiere at @tiff_net and won the EURIMAGES’ AUDENTIA AWARD. Set in Addis Ababa in 1989, the story revolves around Mina, a 16 year-old girl Jewish girl living with her grandmother and brother. The family tries to keep going as the war rages around them, and as they make increasingly frantic plans to flee the country for Israel, where Mina's mother already waits for them. But Mina is also a girl in love, giving her a private anguish to deal with along with the general tension and anxiety that permeates her world. Eli, her boyfriend, is Christian, and just the right age to join the local militias. Eli hides in the forest, making the great fig tree their meeting place. _________________________________________________ The filmmaker based the story on her own experiences growing up in war torn Ethiopia. She used a local crew and cast of Ethiopian actors, including genuine survivors of the Civil War. They bring a sense of authenticity to roles that often convey more without words than in the dialog. _________________________________________________ Davidian‘s future plans include a documentary about the gentrification of an Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel, with another script in the works. She's also writing a feature about an Ethiopian Jewish girl searching for a father she thought long dead. The situation of Ethiopian Jews is certainly rich territory worthy of multiple film treatments. . . Source: @okayafrica