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American INSIGHT FREE SPEECH FILM FESTIVAL
The Free Speech Award… celebrates Independent Filmmakers who champion Free Speech, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law around the world. Meet the Directors Series ends Feb 21, 2021
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Around the Web Look at JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
Ryan Coogler was finishing Marvel's historic Black Panther superhero movie when a panther figure of a different kind came into his life. He and his wife, Zinzi, were having dinner in the Brooklyn backyard of filmmaker and friend Shaka King (having first met in 2013 at Sundance when premiering their first features, the police brutality drama Fruitvale Station and the hip stoner comedy Newlyweeds, respectively)...
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NEVER AND AGAIN Feb 11th on BET
Never and Again focuses on a budding romance between Kevin (Long) and Jasmine (Boutte) first sparked during their teenage years. The duo equally supported and shared passion for each other’s dreams. Her love for music and his love for football, ultimately falling madly in love in the process...
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THE SWEETEST GIRL: A Forbidden Love Story 5 Questions for Filmmaker: Yanatha Desouvre
Lucias Goodman (Genji Jacques), a brilliant, seasoned, yet tormented law enforcement officer, has his life thrown into disarray when his loving wife, prominent and controversial journalist Margaret Goodman (Sandra Justice), is shot in broad daylight and ends up in the intensive care unit. Overwhelmed with guilt, while his wife is in a coma, Lucias is compelled to confess his most heart shattering secret.
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5 Questions for FirstGlance Film Festival Filmmakers 2020
JD: At the premiere screening of our film, I had invited some filmmakers who were friends of mine. One of them had his family visiting from Italy, so he invited them to come with him. Apparently his mother is not a fan of horror films--avoids them at all costs--and so he hadn't told her anything about the film. Once the show started,
