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NVBC 2013 Preview: NO HOMO Director Goddey Asemota on Filmmaking and Making ‘Unapologetically Black’ Cinema

By Curtis Caesar John
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February 17, 2013 9:11 AM
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Goddey Asemota's debut feature film, NO HOMO is about two aspiring fashion designers who sell custom shirts on the streets of SoHo. Because of their love for fashion the two are consistently questioned about their sexuality. As a gag they make a shirt with NO HOMO written on the front to address their sexuality questions, and sell them at their stand. What happens next is a chain of events that’s leads to the unlikely meteoric rise through the world fashion.

NVBC 2013 Preview of Chinonye Chukwu's 'alaskaLand' - Six Things You Should Know About The Director

By Curtis Caesar John
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February 16, 2013 10:06 AM
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alaskaLand, the first feature narrative by Chinonye Chukwu, is making its New York premiere Sunday, February 17 at 4:00pm at ActNow Foundation’s New Voices in Black Cinema.

3rd New Voices In Black Cinema Fest Starts TODAY! 10 New York Premieres, Cast/Crew Q&As, More...

By Tambay A. Obenson
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February 15, 2013 11:06 AM
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And so it begins today, in Brooklyn, New York - the New Voices In Black Cinema Festival, presented by BAMcinématek and ActNow Foundation, which runs from February 15 - 18, at BAM Rose Cinemas, which is sponsored by The Wall Street Journal.

NVBC 2013 Preview - NYC Premier Of Russ Parr's Controversial 'The Undershepherd' w/ Filmmaker Present

By Tambay A. Obenson
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February 14, 2013 6:50 PM
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When he's not busy with his nationally-syndicated radio show, Russ Parr Morning Show, which reaches millions of listeners nationwide, Russ Parr is also a writer/director - a filmmaker with passion for the craft to spare.

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NVBC 2013 Preview - Kecia Benson's 'BEALE STREET BLUES' - Six Things You Should Know About The Director

By Curtis Caesar John
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February 14, 2013 10:18 AM
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Playing at the 3rd annual New Voices in Black Cinema Friday February 15th at 1:30pm along with Fred Kuwornu’s 18 Ius Soli (previously featured on Shadow and Act) is Beale Street Blues, a short controversial documentary about struggling African-American Blues artists on Beale Street in Memphis, TN. The second film from film director Kecia J. Benson, it examines the life of several blues historians on Beale Street and reveals an up-close interaction with some of Memphis’ finest including: Memphis Gold, Earl the Pearl, Sonny Mack, John MoBlues, Mz. Zeno, Carl Drew, Rudy Williams, and Big Jerry in their day-to-day struggle as an “ole blues artist”.

First Annual Toronto Black Film Festival Announces Line-Up (Runs From February 13th - 17th)

By Tambay A. Obenson
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February 13, 2013 7:04 PM
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It started today, but I'm only just learning about the Toronto Black Film Festival, which is why this press release is being posted on the day the festival begins.

NVBC 2013 Preview - Jason Orr's 'Funk Jazz Kafe: Diary of a Decade' - Six Things You Should Know About The Director

By Curtis Caesar John
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February 13, 2013 11:16 AM
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Jason Orr is a passionate man, personally tasked with preserving soul music for the masses. His documentary about the movement he and so many other creatives are devoted to upholding, FunkJazz Kafé, has been documented by Orr into the moving documentary FunkJazz Kafé: Diary Of A Decade (The Story Of A Movement), which makes its New York debut at the 3rd annual New Voices in Black Cinema, the four-day film festival produced by ActNow Foundation in association with BAMcinematek in Brooklyn.

Caribbean Film Highlights At The 2013 Pan African Film Festival

By Frances Anne Solomon
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February 13, 2013 10:10 AM
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We congratulate the Pan African Film Festival on its 21st Anniversary. And this year the festival is screening a record number of Caribbean and Caribbean-themed films, a testament to the growing importance of the Caribbean voice in cinema around the World.

NVBC 2013 Preview - Teaser Trailer For Neil Drumming's 'Big Words' (Dorian Missick Stars)

By Courtney
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February 12, 2013 4:41 PM
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NVBC 2013 Preview - Chinonye Chukwu's 'Alaskaland' Makes Its New York Premiere

By Tambay A. Obenson
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February 12, 2013 1:00 PM
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A film we've been watching closely for a while now - writer/director Chinonye Chukwu's feature film debut Alaskaland will make its New York premiere at the 3rd annual New Voices In Black Cinema Festival, presented by BAMcinématek and ActNow Foundation.

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NVBC 2013 Preview: NO HOMO Director Goddey Asemota on Filmmaking and Making ‘Unapologetically Black’ Cinema

NVBC 2013 Preview of Chinonye Chukwu's 'alaskaLand' - Six Things You Should Know About The Director

3rd New Voices In Black Cinema Fest Starts TODAY! 10 New York Premieres, Cast/Crew Q&As, More...

NVBC 2013 Preview - NYC Premier Of Russ Parr's Controversial 'The Undershepherd' w/ Filmmaker Present

NVBC 2013 Preview - Kecia Benson's 'BEALE STREET BLUES' - Six Things You Should Know About The Director

First Annual Toronto Black Film Festival Announces Line-Up (Runs From February 13th - 17th)

NVBC 2013 Preview - Jason Orr's 'Funk Jazz Kafe: Diary of a Decade' - Six Things You Should Know About The Director

Caribbean Film Highlights At The 2013 Pan African Film Festival

NVBC 2013 Preview - Teaser Trailer For Neil Drumming's 'Big Words' (Dorian Missick Stars)

NVBC 2013 Preview - Chinonye Chukwu's 'Alaskaland' Makes Its New York Premiere

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