Interviews Archives
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Writing/Directing Siblings : “THE SO AND SO BROTHERS”
Where most siblings grow up and go their separate ways; making or breaking their careers with other collaborators they meet along the way or forging a path alone - it seems the ones that put their heads together have a better chance of being very successful. I always wished that me and one of my sisters or brother had tried to work together and grab some glory as a team;
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BlackStar Film Festival Coverage July 31- Aug 3, 2025
The 14th Annual BlackStar Film Festival held in Center City Philadelphia, once again checked all the boxes of a successful fest. The close proximity of the venues (Kimmel Center, Wilma Theater and Suzanne Roberts Theater) are ideal, particularly, I would imagine for travelers from other cities and countries. The theme this year was Cinema for Liberation...
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PHLAFF -Mexican Filmmaker Carlos Meléndez
The PHILADELPHIA LATINO ARTS & FILM FESTIVAL produces events and screenings from May 25 – July 6, 2025. Sadly, I only managed to get to one event, and missed the intended screening entirely. I wasn’t aware there were two PHLAFF rooms at Fleisher Art Memorial going on at the same time, one upstairs and one downstairs. By the time I asked someone when would Meléndez horror shorts play? I had missed them screening upstairs. But I got there in time to hear his Talkback moderated by my new friend, Erick Barragán Ramírez of CINEPAMINA. Click Image to hear excerpts…
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TILL (Story of Emmett Till) Interview w/ Dir Chinonye Chukwu
The movie centers around Emmett Till’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley played with stunning truth and clarity by Danielle Deadwyler...
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Q&A ERIKA ALEXANDER in Philly (Phila Film Soc)
Erika Alexander is an actress, writer, producer, entrepreneur and activist (Color Farm Impact) best known for her role as Maxine Shaw on the Fox sitcom LIVING SINGLE (1993–1998). And most recently, her role in Cord Jefferson's Oscar Winning movie AMERICAN FICTION...
