Jordan Shanks is a filmmaker, screenwriter, and self-taught photographer. A 2018 graduate of Howard University, his art is revolutionary, telling the unrest and racial...
Currently showing on Netflix, Project Power(2020) takes a refreshing look at superpowers from another side of the spectrum. Inside the power of a little...
Avery "Kidd" Waddell's feature directorial debut, "Questions", centers on the film's main character, Omar, and his search to learn what women want. The romantic comedy, also starring Waddell, was part of the South Side Film Festival’s 2020 Black History Month Series. A special screening of the film was held Friday, February 7, at Chicago’s Studio Movie Grill.
The Gene Siskel Film Center’s 22nd Annual Black Harvest Film Festival celebrates the best in contemporary independent filmmaking exploring the stories, images, heritage, and...
The Gene Siskel Film Center’s 22nd Annual Black Harvest Film Festival celebrates the best in contemporary independent filmmaking exploring the stories, images, heritage, and...
Jeff Friday: The Driving Force Behind American Black Film Festival
By Mary L. Datcher-Arts and Entertainment Editor
Over the last 20 years, the American Black Film...
The Church House:
Sexuality In The Black Church
by Kai EL' Zabar
Friday evening graced the people with the Chicago premier of The Church House: Sexuality in...