#blackgirlfilmgeeks

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🎬 #ArtIsAWeapon Tonight "May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story" drops at 8pm on @littlebrother_nc’s YouTube channel. Without giving spoilers, I will say that this documentary is exceptional, even if you don't know much about the #HipHop group Little Brother. Please watch and support by making a donation at @southerndocfund

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Bravo @phontigallo @rapperbigpooh and the filmmakers!

Reposted from @phontigallo Tune in at 7pm for a DJ set by our brother @blaaqgold and donate directly to the film via @southerndocfund. Thank you for listening!

#LBbizness #MTLW

#BlackFriday #SupportBlackCreatives #Documentary

#lbbizness #HipHop #BlackGirlMovieGeeks

#LittleBrother #MayTheLordWatch #HipHop #Phonte #BigPooh #9thWonder #documentary #SupportBlackCreatives #BlackGirlFilmGeeks #ArtIsAWeapon

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📽#ArtIsAWeapon "The Woodstock of House" is the opening night film at @ny_adiff #NYADIFF2022, November 25, 2022. Go to www.nyadiff.org for tickets and info about this and other films being screened. If you've ever been (or wanted to go) to the annual @chosenfewdjs Festival in Chicago, this may be a movie you want to see. Also, "this film is for this moment in time where we need to see positive stories about #Blacklife, #Blackculture, #Blackmusic." - Rodrick Wimberly, Director and Executive Producer, "The Woodstock of House." • VIA www.NYADIFF.org #TheWoodstockOfHouse #ADIFF2022 OPENING NIGHT FILM FRIDAY, NOV. 25, 2022 7:30pm Red Carpet 8:00pm Doors Open - Screening followed by Q&A with director Rodrick F. Wimberly Venue: Cinépolis Chelsea 260 W 23rd Street, New York, New York� "The Woodstock of House details the triumph of a genre of music that was attacked and seemingly destroyed by mainstream America in the late 1970s for being too black, too Latin, and too gay. 'Woodstock' explores the music's mutation, development, and re-birth as #HouseMusic by disaffected African American teenagers on the South Side of Chicago in an underground culture of marginalized, largely gay nightclub constituents. This is the untold story of the role of Chicago's Chosen Few DJs in the creation and popularization of the third-largest musical genre in the world. The documentary celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the annual Chosen Few Music Festival. Deemed the "Woodstock of House," this festival brings 50,000 people of different races, ages, sexual orientations, and class together in an environment of unity, peace, and love without conflict in one of the most violent cities in America, serving as an oasis of love in a sea of conflict... Tickets available now at the link in our bio or https://nyadiff2022.eventive.org/schedule/6329cfa089a1cf0037843b41 " • #HouseHeads #AfricanDiasporaFilmFest #Woodstock #ChosenFewChicago #ChicagoHouse #ForUsByUs #WillTravelForMusic #documentary #tellblackstories #HouseMusic #MusicDocumentary #BlackGirlFilmGeeks (at Cinépolis) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck_P9fDOE4k/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#artisaweapon #nyadiff2022 #blacklife #blackculture #blackmusic #thewoodstockofhouse #adiff2022 #housemusic #househeads #africandiasporafilmfest #woodstock #chosenfewchicago #chicagohouse #forusbyus #willtravelformusic #documentary #tellblackstories #musicdocumentary #blackgirlfilmgeeks

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🎬 #ArtIsAWeapon @imagenation.us presents a #freescreening of director/writer/actor @radhamusprime's hit 2020 film "Forty-Year Old Version," and talk back with @moikgantsi tonight, August 27, 7PM. RSVP at www.imagenation.us (link in @imagenation.us bio). LOCATION: 120th Street & Frederick Douglass Blvd #Harlem ABOUT THE FILM: "Radha is a down-on-her-luck NY playwright, who is desperate for a breakthrough before 40. Reinventing herself as rapper RadhaMUSPrime, she vacillates between the worlds of Hip Hop and theater in order to find her true voice. ABOUT RADHA BLANK: Radha Blank is an American actress, filmmaker, playwright, rapper, and comedian. Born and raised in New York City, Blank is known for writing, directing, producing, and starring in The 40-Year-Old Version (FYOV), for which she won the U.S. Dramatic Competition Directing Award at the #SundanceFilmFestival.Years ago, Radha was a core member of the ImageNation team, and she will always be family! In addition to FYOV, she produced "She's Got to Have" It for Netflix, was a writer on "Empire" and more, receiving countless accolades for her work. An ImageNation x FDBA program. • • Reposted from @radhamusprime I go waaaay back with @moikgantsi the fearless founder of music and film enclave @imagenation.us. Excited to celebrate their 20th anniversary 🎉🥳🎈with an outdoor screening of #fortyyearoldversion this Saturday in the very #Harlem neighborhood where I came of age. Let’s turn up one more time for the last days of summer! ❤️✊🏿💚🎥❤️ • • @fdballiance @harlemworld @blackpublicmedia #RadhaBlank #FYOV #freescreening #blackcinema #filmfestival #BlackFilms #BlackWomenFilmmakers #imagenationoutdoors #BlackGirlFilmGeeks #FreeInNYC https://www.instagram.com/p/ChxD_vYgUOr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#artisaweapon #freescreening #harlem #sundancefilmfestival #fortyyearoldversion #radhablank #fyov #blackcinema #filmfestival #blackfilms #blackwomenfilmmakers #imagenationoutdoors #blackgirlfilmgeeks #freeinnyc

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🎬#ArtIsAWeapon #FilmLovers! Celebrate and experience Black cinematic stories for us by us this week at the 11th Annual @blackstarfest in #Philly and the 20th Annual Martha's Vineyard African America Film Festival @mvaaff in #MV Follow them on IG and visit their websites for info to purchase tickets, and to see the full schedule of in-person and on-line screenings, events, etc. 🎞BlackStar Film Festival - August 3-7 www.blackstarfest.org 🎞Martha's Vineyard African America Film Festival - August 5-13 www.mvaaff.com 🌟Special Shout Out to my girls @teesgram & @motowngirlkp who are holding it down at #MVAAFF 🌟 #BlackGirlFilmGeeks #BlackFilms #BlackFilmmakers #BlackStorytellers #BlackFilmFestival #bsff22 #byindiemeansnecessary #ForTheCulture #SummersFinestFilmFestival https://www.instagram.com/p/CgzlfL6u3A_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#artisaweapon #filmlovers #philly #mv #mvaaff #blackgirlfilmgeeks #blackfilms #blackfilmmakers #blackstorytellers #blackfilmfestival #bsff22 #byindiemeansnecessary #fortheculture #summersfinestfilmfestival

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📽#ArtIsAWeapon @imagenation.us IMAGENATION'S COCKTAILS & SOL CINEMA PRESENTS "It's Different in Chicago" @itsdifferentinchicago film screening and talk back tonight at @apollotheater ____________________ IT’S DIFFERENT IN CHICAGO "Chicago is known by many as the birthplace of house music as well as an incubator for hip-hop hitmakers, yet the city remains divided over how it views its musical legacy. It’s Different In Chicago tells the story of how these music genres and the cultures around their communities have complemented and competed with each other, leading to deep revelations about the different segments within the Black community of Chicago. This homegrown ode to the Chicago music scene will be preceded by a cocktail reception featuring DJ Stormin Norman, and followed by a discussion between curator Moikgantsi Kgama of ImageNation and filmmaker David Weathersby. This program will be taking place on the Apollo’s Soundstage." #ChicagoHouse #HouseMusic #ItsDifferentInChicago #HouseMusicDocumentary #HouseHead #TraScapades #BlackGirlFilmGeeks (at Apollo Theater) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeCgVnoM9Xg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#artisaweapon #chicagohouse #housemusic #itsdifferentinchicago #housemusicdocumentary #househead #trascapades #blackgirlfilmgeeks

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🎬 #ArtIsAWeapon 🎭#TheaterLovers: "ALL ARTS Docs: Manhattan Theatre Club, a Home for Artists" premieres tonight, November 21, online. You can view at:

ALLARTS.Org/ManhattanTheatreClub

ALL ARTS Mobile App

ALL ARTS App on Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV

ALL ARTS TV Channel (New York Metro Area)

(No subscription required.)

I am excited about seeing this documentary since I truly appreciate the Manhattan Theatre Club's commitment to: bringing Black stories to their stage; making their plays affordable and accessible; and expanding their audiences to include communities that have historically been excluded from theater experiences. Thank you MTC for making space for our brilliant Black playwrights @dominiquemorisseau, @jocelynbioh, #RubenSantiagoHudson, #AugustWilson, etc.

Reposted from @mtc_nyc "This film offers an unprecedented look at Manhattan Theatre Club and explores the influential theater's 50-year history through interviews with David Auburn, Christine Baranski, André De Shields, Laura Linney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sam Waterston and more."

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Reposted from @allartstv A place for experimentation. A true home for artists.

🎭 In an industry often driven by numbers, discover the remarkable story of the Manhattan Theatre Club (@MTC_NYC)— the acclaimed institution where artists are free from the pressures of a profit-driven stage. “ALL ARTS Docs: Manhattan Theatre Club, a Home for Artists” premieres Nov. 21 exclusively on ALL ARTS.

⭐ Featuring interviews with titans of the screen and stage, including @itsmelauralinney, @sarahjessicaparker, Christine Baranski, @andre_deshields, and—of course—MTC’s very own Lynne Meadow and Barry Grove!

🔗 www.AllArts.Org/ManhattanTheatreClub for more info.

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#ManhattanTheatreClub #Broadway #TheaterKids #ALLARTS #NYC #ALLARTSDocs #BlackGirlTheaterGeeks #BlackGirlFilmGeeks #Documentary

#ManhattanTheatreClub #MTC #AllArtsDoc #Broadway #BlackPlaywrights #ArtIsAWeapon #BlackGirlTheaterGeeks #TheaterLovers

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📽#ArtIsAWeapon "Little Richard: I Am Everything" is the absolute best title for this new documentary about the beautiful, Black, queer Rock'N'Roll pioneer! Bravo to director Lisa Cortés @misscortes for brilliantly weaving together this poignant story of the talented, bold, mesmerizing, conflicted and complex artist #LittleRichard (born #RichardPenniman). Shout out to the @schomburgcenter for hosting last night's screening and talk-back featuring Cortés, filmmaker #DeeRees, music scholar Jason King @jasonkingsays and media executive @emilwilbekin.

Y'all, THIS IS A MUST SEE!! Go to www.littlericharddocumentary.com for info about how and where to view.

Reposted from @littlericharddoc A-WOP-BOP-A-LOO-BOP! The untold story of the larger-than-life legend who changed music. Watch #LittleRichard: I Am Everything at special theatrical screenings on 4/11, and on digital 4/21. Get tickets now at link in bio.

@magnoliapics

#lisacortés #rocknroll #documentary #movies #music #BlackArtists #BlackMusic #BlackFilmmakers #BlackGirlFilmGeeks

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🎬🎨🎶#ArtIsAWeapon #BlackHistoryMonth I'm really looking forward to finally seeing my girl @tabascofour 's #documentary @thesoundshesawfilm at @brooklynmuseum's First Saturdays: Legacy event on February 4, 5PM-10PM.

Free tickets & info: www.BrooklynMuseum.org (🔗 in @brooklynmuseum BIO.)

📍#BrooklynMuseum,

200 Eastern Pkwy, #BrooklynNY 11238

Reposted from @tabascofour

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See you soon!! ✨✨✨ Meet us at First Saturdays this weekend at The Brooklyn Museum (THIS SATURDAY), Feb 4th for a screening of our beautiful film @thesoundshesawfilm with a lively talk back with me, @mtkalla our associate producer and the amazing @mariellebobo from EBONY and the incomparable @reneecoxstudio, both ladies featured in the film!✨✨✨

Tickets are free but going fast!

Link in bio 🎬 Thank you @brooklynmuseum ~

“The Sound She Saw”

Starring:

@reneecoxstudio

@waheedpix

@danascruggs

Lauri Lyons @nomadsmagazine

@jeannemoutoussamyashe

@fabiolajeanlouis

@mariellebobo

#TheSoundSheSaw answers a compelling question: What happens when a Black woman photographer has the agency to reverse the gaze and see the world through her unique lens?

EP: @tabascofour

Producer: @itscaralene

Sound: @rubenzotemj

DP: @patrickryanmorris

AP: @mtkalla

AP: #ShepHopkins

@sunspot.foundation

Reposted from @brooklynmuseum February 4 marks the start of celebrating twenty-five years of First Saturdays. We can’t wait to ring in Black History Month with the creative excellence of Black artists who are shaping the borough’s culture today and of throwback performers who put #FirstSaturdaysBkM on the map.

This event is free, but advance registration is required. Admission is subject to our capacity at the time of your arrival.

Bank of America (@bankofamerica) is a proud sponsor of First Saturdays 25th Anniversary Season. February First Saturday is presented by adidas (@adidasnyc) and Urban Outfitters (@urbanoutfitters). Additional support provided by: Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso (@bkbpreynoso), Charles H. Revson Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts (@nyscouncilonthearts).

#BlackWomenPhotographers #BlackWomenFilmmakers #BlackGirlArtGeeks #BlackGirlFilmGeeks

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🎬✊🏿#ArtIsAWeapon

"𝙵𝙸𝙶𝙷𝚃 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙿𝙾𝚆𝙴𝚁: 𝙷𝙾𝚆 𝙷𝙸𝙿 𝙷𝙾𝙿 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝙳 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙾𝚁𝙻𝙳" - produced by @publicenemy founder and legendary emcee @mrchuckd_pe - p𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚜 tonight, 𝙹𝚊𝚗𝚞𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝟹𝟷, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹, 9PM ET 𝚘𝚗 @pbs ✊🏾

Reposted from www.PBS.org

Chuck D of Public Enemy explores Hip Hop’s political awakening over the last 50 years. With a host of rap stars and cultural commentators he tracks Hip Hop’s socially conscious roots. From The Message to Fight The Power 2020, he examines how Hip Hop has become "the Black CNN."

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"Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World" is an incredible narrative of struggle, triumph and resistance that will be brought to life through the lens of an art form that has chronicled the emotions, experiences and expressions of Black and Brown communities: Hip Hop. In the aftermath of America's racial and political reckoning in 2020, the perspectives and stories shared in Hip Hop are key to understanding injustice in the U.S. over the last half-century.

#FightThePower #PublicEnemy #HipHop #ChuckD #PBS #HipHop50 #Documentary #MusicDocumentary #MusicIsLife #BlackGirlFilmGeeks

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📽#ArtIsAWeapon The @ny_adiff 2022 opened last Friday with a screening of @thewoodstockofhouse - a #documentary chronicling the history of #HouseMusic in Chicago, the journey of the @chosenfewdjs and the creation of the annual #ChosenFewPicnic. There is another screening tomorrow, Tue, Nov 29th, 7:00 PM @ Cinema Village, 22 E. 12th Street. Purchase tickets at https://nyadiff.org/

Y'all, go see and support this film! I am always glad when WE tell OUR stories about this #HouseMusic culture that WE created! Kudos to the filmmakers @rfwimberly2chi and to the creators, DJs, organizers and revelers who make this three-decade old #HouseMusicFestival magical! I'm already planning go again next year!

Thank you #ChosenFewDJs @djwaynewilliams @djterryhunter @djalanking @djtonyhatchett @jessesaundrs @therealmikedunn

#TonyHatchett #AndreHatchett 

Sending healing thoughts to #JesseSaunders. 🙏🏿

Trailor:

Synopsis: The Woodstock of House details the triumph of a genre of music that was attacked and seemingly destroyed by mainstream America in the late 1970s for being too black, too Latin, and too gay. "Woodstock" explores the music's mutation, development, and re-birth as House Music by disaffected African American teenagers on the South Side of Chicago in an underground culture of marginalized, largely gay nightclub constituents. This is the untold story of the role of Chicago's Chosen Few DJs in the creation and popularization of the third-largest musical genre in the world.

The documentary celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the annual Chosen Few Music Festival.

#HouseHead4Life #HouseMusicIsBlackMusic #ChicagoHouse #SupportBlackFilms #BlackGirlFilmGeeks #Disco #HouseMusicDocumentary #WillTravelForMusic

Photo 1 📷 @ianfriday

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🎬#ArtIsAWeapon

I didn't get to the theater to see @womankingmovie opening weekend, but I'm thrilled to see my social media timelines filled with folks who did! Inspired by true events, the epic war drama starring @violadavis and directed by @gpbmadeit raked in a whopping $19 million in ticket sales this past weekend! I'm there this week!!

Trailer:

Synopsis:

"The Woman King is the remarkable story of the

Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who

protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything

the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events,

The Woman King follows the emotionally epic

journey of General Nanisca (Oscar®-winner Viola

Davis) as she trains the next generation of recruits

and readies them for battle against an enemy

determined to destroy their way of life. Some

things are worth fighting for..."

#ViolaDavis #TheWomanKing #BlackFilms #BlackWomen #BlackWomenDirectors #GinaPrinceBythewood #BlackGirlFilmGeeks

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🎵🎥#ArtIsAWeapon

Heads up #Detroit fam -

@godsaidgiveemdrummachines screening and afterparty this Thursday, Aug. 25.

Reposted from @godsaidgiveemdrummachines RSVP for the Detroit Premiere of “God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines” has officially closed. A small number of tickets will be made available on the evening of the show, to be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis through the Freep Film Festival’s rush line process.

The event will take place Thursday, August 25, 2022, at 6:45 PM at 5020 John R St, Detroit, MI 48202

Our Detroit premiere is presented by the Detroit Freep Film Festival @freepfilmfestival , in partnership with Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan and the Sean Anderson Foundation @seanandersonorg, as part of multi-platinum recording artist Big Sean’s @bigsean 4th annual Detroit’s On Now weekend.

“Our Team is thrilled to present “God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines” to the people of Detroit. The Michigan Science Center [ @mi_sci ] screening will provide an incredible opportunity to share the origins of Techno with Detroit youth who will most benefit from learning the valuable musical history of their city.” - Jennifer Washington, Executive Producer.

Find more information at the link in our bio!

Reposted from @godsaidgiveemdrummachines For One Night Only! These Detroit icons, and originators of Techno, are coming together for a very special performance at Spotlite in celebration of the Detroit premiere of “God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines.”

Presented in partnership with @freepfilmfestival , @seanandersonorg , @paxahau, and @spotlitedetroit

God Said Give 'Em Drum Machines - Detroit Movie Premiere Official Afterparty

Lineup (a-z)

#EddieFowlkes

#JamesPennington

#JuanAtkins

#KevinSaunderson

#SantonioEchols

Thursday, August 25

Spot Lite

2905 Beaufait

Music starts at 9pm / No Cover / 21+ welcome

#godsaidgiveemdrummachines #gsgedm #DetroitFreePress #seanandersonfoundation #detroitsonnow #donweekend #donweekend2022 #techno #detroitdj #BlackGirlFilmGeeks

#TechoWasBornInDetroit #TechnoIsBlackMusic

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#FilmLovers and #RoyHargrove Fans - Reserve your #freeticket ASAP to see the @hargrovedocumentary, premiering at @tribeca, June 12, 2022, 8PM, @bfplny! GO: www.TribecaFilm.com

Reposted from @hargrovedocumentary Thrilled to announce that HARGROVE is an official selection at the Tribeca Festival 2022, world premiering June 12th at 8pm at Waterfront Plaza at Brookfield Place. Reserve your tickets now before they sell out at TribecaFilm.com.

Hargrove chronicles the last year of trumpet legend Roy Hargrove’s [@groveydean] life, illuminating his contribution to #jazz while exposing the challenges of an artist pure in form, yet vulnerable to everyday realities.

Directed by: Eliane Henri

Produced by: Eliane Henri & Dana Guerin

Director of Photography: Robert Benavides

Editor: Joseph Marconi

Executive Producers: Janine Sherman Barrois, Erykah Badu, Scott Adler

Lead Cast: Roy Hargrove, Erykah Badu, Herbie Hancock, Questlove, Sonny Rollins, Wynton Marsalis and Yasiin Bey.

Cast: Antonio Hart, Christian McBride, Evan Sherman, Frank Lacy, Gerald Cannon, Marc Cary, Ralph Moore, Robert Glasper, Willie Jones iii, Justin Robinson, Tadataka Unno and more…

@erykahbadu @yasiinbey @wyntonmarsalis @herbiehancock @questlove @sonnyrollinsbridgeproject @hart_antonio @marccarymusic @gbasscleff @straightswingin68 @robertglasper @janineshermanbarrois @jaymass1 @tadatakaunno

A pOplife production in association with Folding Chair productions.💥🪑

#TribecaFilmFest2022 #FreeScreening #Tribeca2022 #RoyHargrove #TraScapades #MusicLovers #Jazz #HipHop #OutdoorMovies #Waterfront #BrookfieldPlace #BlackGirlFilmGeeks #FreeMovies #BlackArtists

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🎬🎶 #ArtIsAWeapon Congratulations to director @readycinematic and the rest of the @godsaidgiveemdrummachines team - the long-awaited #documentary about #TechnoMusic's #Detroit roots and originators will premiere at this year's @tribeca Film Festival! I already got my ticket for the June 11th screening, which will be followed with a special performance by @innercitydetroit. Tickets and info for this and other festival events: https://tribecafilm.com/films/god-said-give-em-drum-machines-2022 . Reposted from @tribeca: "GOD SAID GIVE 'EM DRUM MACHINES A vibrant and nostalgic music documentary that showcases the beginnings of techno music and how Detroit, Michigan was the creative and cultural hub for the creation and development of these beats. This lively exploration takes viewers from Detroit to Chicago to London and Berlin, tracing techno's origins in the African American, and not the German, community. Focusing on the talent of a group of young Black artists, God Said Give 'Em Drum Machines is a compelling, rarely showcased history of mismanaged success, damaged friendships, ascendant beats, and raw inspiration. Producers #JenniferWashington and David Grandison, and director #KristianHill, shine a light on these young visionaries: #JuanAtkins, Derrick May, #KevinSauderson, #BlakeBaxter, #EddieFowlkes, and #SantonioEchols, whose innovation and artistry eventually became one of the most celebrated and profitable genres in the world." --Dan Hunt #Documentary #Dance #Drama #Music #Techno #BlackMusic #KristianHill #TribecaFilmFest2022 #DetroitTechno #BlackFilmmakers #DetroitDJs #MikeHuckaby #TechnoWasBornInDetroit #Technology #BlackFilms #BlackGirlFilmGeeks https://www.instagram.com/p/CdJX0OkLrn8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#artisaweapon #documentary #technomusic #detroit #jenniferwashington #kristianhill #juanatkins #kevinsauderson #blakebaxter #eddiefowlkes #santonioechols #dance #drama #music #techno #blackmusic #tribecafilmfest2022 #detroittechno #blackfilmmakers #detroitdjs #mikehuckaby #technowasbornindetroit #technology #blackfilms #blackgirlfilmgeeks

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🕊🙏🏿🎬 #ArtIsAWeapon Peaceful transitions to the trailblazing “Godfather of #BlackCinema” #MelvinVanPeebles @originalbaadasssss. Thank you Sir for making your mark and showing us how! Condolences to his beloved son, filmmaker/actor @mariovanpeebles

📸 @clif777, @schomburgcenter, 2012.

Via @variety: Melvin Van Peebles, the influential filmmaker behind “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song,” and father of director and actor Mario Van Peebles, has died. He was 89.

“Sweet Sweetback” was a groundbreaking film a few times over. Van Peebles financed and released the film independently, paving the way for an entire ecosystem of indie cinema. Because he couldn’t afford a traditional marketing campaign, he used the film’s soundtrack album to build awareness for the movie. And most crucially, he proved that films by Black filmmakers about Black life in America could be a profitable endeavor, presaging the explosion in Blaxploitation cinema of the 1970s.

“Dad knew that Black images matter,” Mario Van Peebles said in a statement from the Criterion Collection. “If a picture is worth a thousand words, what was a movie worth? We want to be the success we see, thus we need to see ourselves being free. True liberation did not mean imitating the colonizer’s mentality. It meant appreciating the power, beauty and interconnectivity of all people.”

Read more: https://variety.com/2021/film/news/melvin-van-peebles-dead-sweet-sweetbacks-baadassss-song-1235071660/ • • Via @criterioncollection: In an unparalleled career distinguished by relentless innovation, boundless curiosity and spiritual empathy, Melvin Van Peebles made an indelible mark on the international cultural landscape through his films, novels, plays and music. His work continues to be essential and is being celebrated at the New York Film Festival this weekend with a 50th anniversary screening of his landmark film Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song; a Criterion Collection box set, Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films next week; and a revival of his play Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death, slated for a return to Broadway next year.

#BlackFilmmakers #BlackStorytellers #BlackCreativeBrilliance #BlackGirlFilmGeeks https://www.instagram.com/p/CUJBK4VgPln/?utm_medium=tumblr

#artisaweapon #blackcinema #melvinvanpeebles #blackfilmmakers #blackstorytellers #blackcreativebrilliance #blackgirlfilmgeeks

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👏🏿🖤🎬#ArtIsAWeapon Congratulations to director #NiaDaCosta on making Hollywood box office history! I have not yet seen @candymanmovie BUT I will since she directed it AND that FINE fine @yahya is the star! Reposted from @mic #Candyman director #NiaDaCosta has made history, becoming the first Black woman to direct a film that's landed the top box office spot in North America. It pulled in over $22.3 million this weekend.⁠ ⁠ Many Black women filmmakers have come close; Ava DuVernay, who directed 'Selma' and 'A Wrinkle In Time,' and Gina Prince-Bythewood, who directed 'Love and Basketball,' both opened in second place.⁠ ⁠ 'Candyman' has also become the second-highest grossing weekend opening at the box office for a Black woman director. DuVernay owns that record with 'A Wrinkle In Time.'⁠ ⁠ Currently, DaCosta is directing #TheMarvels, the highly anticipated #CaptainMarvel sequel. She's the first Black woman to direct a #Marvel Studios film.⁠ ⁠ [📸: Getty Images] #BlackWomen #BlackWomenInHollywood #CandymanMovie #BlackWomenDirectors #BlackGirlFilmGeeks #IDontDoScaryMoviesButYahyaIsTooFineToMisd https://www.instagram.com/p/CTXDnWAg_Zl/?utm_medium=tumblr

#artisaweapon #niadacosta #candyman #themarvels #captainmarvel #marvel #blackwomen #blackwomeninhollywood #candymanmovie #blackwomendirectors #blackgirlfilmgeeks #idontdoscarymoviesbutyahyaistoofinetomisd