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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Interview: Director Mdhamiri Nkemi from Original Skin (5/14/24)
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Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents exclusive interviews with 2024 Tribeca Festival (tribecafilm.com/) selected films' creators and actors! We talk to director Mdhamiri Nkemi to discuss his Tribeca selected short film "Original Skin" (https://tribecafilm.com/films/original-skin-2024) which is a dramatic sci-fi project that takes place in a world where those who have sex swap bodies. Mdhamiri talks about working with writer Eve Hedderwick Turner about the film's mind-blowing logline that is definitely not a family friendly Freaky Friday! In addition Mdhamiri talks about casting Olive Gray (Halo) and Sorcha Groundsell (His Dark Materials), the planned feature length film version, the production process and much more! Mdhamiri also talks about working with Emma D'Arcy (House of the Dragon) as an editor in last year's selected Tribeca Festival film "for people in trouble" and much more!
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Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents exclusive interviews with 2024 Tribeca Festival (tribecafilm.com/) selected films' creators and actors! We talk to director Mdhamiri Nkemi to discuss his Tribeca selected short film "Original Skin" (https://tribecafilm.com/films/original-skin-2024) which is a dramatic sci-fi project that takes place in a world where those who have sex swap bodies. Mdhamiri talks about working with writer Eve Hedderwick Turner about the film's mind-blowing logline that is definitely not a family friendly Freaky Friday! In addition Mdhamiri talks about casting Olive Gray (Halo) and Sorcha Groundsell (His Dark Materials), the planned feature length film version, the production process and much more! Mdhamiri also talks about working with Emma D'Arcy (House of the Dragon) as an editor in last year's selected Tribeca Festival film "for people in trouble" and much more!
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