In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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Episode 64 - Alex Disenhof
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Since his first breakthrough in the industry as the D.P. for Michel Gondry’s 2012 Cannes Film Festival feature THE WE AND THE I, Alex Disenhof has lensed over a dozen feature films and TV shows spanning diverse genres. Highlights include a 2016 ASC award nomination for the pilot episode of THE EXORCIST, a 2009 Camerimage nomination for the music video "Mono No Aware," and the Somali pirate film FISHING WITHOUT NETS taking the US Dramatic Directing award at Sundance in addition to being nominated at Camerimage in 2014. He's had films play at festivals all over the world including the aforementioned Cannes, Sundance, Camerimage, Tribeca, and SXSW. His most recent projects include the season Finale of HBO's critically-acclaimed WATCHMEN, FX's LEGION, and the films CAPTIVE STATE and CODE 8. Alex is currently in Mexico filming AppleTV+ MOSQUITO COAST, due out fall 2020.
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Since his first breakthrough in the industry as the D.P. for Michel Gondry’s 2012 Cannes Film Festival feature THE WE AND THE I, Alex Disenhof has lensed over a dozen feature films and TV shows spanning diverse genres. Highlights include a 2016 ASC award nomination for the pilot episode of THE EXORCIST, a 2009 Camerimage nomination for the music video "Mono No Aware," and the Somali pirate film FISHING WITHOUT NETS taking the US Dramatic Directing award at Sundance in addition to being nominated at Camerimage in 2014. He's had films play at festivals all over the world including the aforementioned Cannes, Sundance, Camerimage, Tribeca, and SXSW. His most recent projects include the season Finale of HBO's critically-acclaimed WATCHMEN, FX's LEGION, and the films CAPTIVE STATE and CODE 8. Alex is currently in Mexico filming AppleTV+ MOSQUITO COAST, due out fall 2020.
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