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2022 Tribeca Film Festival Lineup Includes Ray Romano’s ‘Somewhere In Queens,’ New Films From Andrew Bujalski, Sam Pollard & More

April 19, 2022 1:07 pm

The full Tribeca Film Festival lineup of 109 feature films from 40 countries and 88 world premieres for the 2022 event that takes place June 9-18 has been announced. It'll be interesting to see if some of the ...

‘Hold Your Fire’ Trailer & Poster: Everything Is Resolvable By Talking [Exclusive]

Jamie Rogers

April 12, 2022 9:45 am

News, Trailers

Emmy-nominated American writer and film director Stefan Forbes, known for making the documentary "Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story," is back with another fantastic documentary, this time focusing on conflict ...

‘Citizen Ashe’ Trailer: New Doc Follows The Life & Career Of Tennis Pioneer Arthur Ashe

Ned Booth

November 3, 2021 4:00 pm

News, Trailers

With "King Richard" on the release horizon later this month, tennis fans already have one movie to look forward to this Fall. However, there's a film about another American tennis great who broke through racia...

‘Citizen Ashe’ Examines Arthur Ashe’s Legacy Beyond Just Tennis [Telluride Review]

Murtada Elfadl

September 3, 2021 7:30 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

This week many people will head to the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York, to attend matches of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. But how many of those fans will know about the legacy of Ashe beyond once...

‘Sisters On Track’ Trailer: Girlhood & Black Brooklyn Track Stars Get Their Due In Upcoming Tribeca Doc

Edward Davis

June 2, 2021 1:57 pm

News, Trailers

An intimate portrait of girlhood following three determined sisters in Brooklyn as they race against all odds on a journey toward hope, belonging, and a brighter future, "Sisters On Track" is a compelling-look...

Directors Shaka King & Sam Pollard Discuss ‘MLK/FBI,’ ‘Judas & The Black Messiah’ & FBI Hostility Towards Black Civil Rights Leaders [Exclusive]

Rodrigo Perez

March 9, 2021 1:02 pm

News, Video

I recently had the opportunity to speak to filmmaker Sam Pollard about his new HBO art documentary "Black Art: In The Absence of Light," but I also couldn't resist asking about his critically-acclaimed Martin ...

Director Sam Pollard on HBO’s ‘Black Art,’ ‘MLK/FBI’ His Work With Spike Lee & More [Deep Focus]

Rodrigo Perez

February 26, 2021 3:05 pm

Features, Interviews, News, Podcasts

At 70-years-old, filmmaker Sam Pollard has had a massive career spanning five decades as a dedicated chronicler of the Black experienced in America. But it's arguably just getting its due in a major way and un...

‘MLK/FBI’ Trailer: How The FBI Tried To Destroy The Legacy Of Martin Luther King Jr.

Edward Davis

November 18, 2020 10:34 am

News, Trailers

From 1955 until his death, the FBI and J. Edgar Hoover targeted civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in an increasingly invasive surveillance program meant to destabilize the man and the movement. This f...

‘MLK/FBI’ Is A Scathing Look At The FBI’s Attempts To Destroy Martin Luther King Jr. & The Civil Rights Movement [TIFF Review]

Robert Daniels

September 13, 2020 12:38 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

It’s 1963, and throngs of Black folks have packed the National Mall for the March on Washington. Images of jubilant men and women holding flags, and dressed in their Sunday best, strewn across the screen. They...

Edward Norton’s Obama Documentary Sells To HBO: Michael Moore Works Himself Into A Frenzy Over Obama

Spencer Martin

November 7, 2008 5:53 pm

News

Just days after Barack Obama won the presidential election, HBO shelled out seven figures for Amy Rice and Alicia Sams' untitled documentary on his presidential run. The two filmmakers brought the idea to Edw...

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