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Trailer Watch: Indie Satire 'Dear White People' Explores Black Life on a White College Campus

  • By Jasmin Tiggett
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  • June 13, 2012 11:53 AM
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If you've perused Twitter or Tumblr lately, you may have come across the rather provocative handle @DearWhitePeople, offering such quips as "What do you mean, you haven't seen The Wiz?" and "Stop touching my hair."

Trailer Watch: Doc 'The United States of Hoodoo' Explores Africa's Spiritual Influence on America's Culture

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • June 12, 2012 7:38 PM
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Watch Now: New Web Series "Two ____ in a Car," by the Writer of "Sh*t Black Girls Say"

  • By Jasmin
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  • May 25, 2012 10:42 AM
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Here's a laugh to kick off your holiday weekend. The next project from the writer of Sh*t Black Girls Say, is a new web series very much in the vein of the sh*t says brand of humor.
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Watch Trailer For Plagiarism Drama "The Words" (Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana)

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • May 17, 2012 5:17 PM
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And finally...

Cannes 2012 Preview: Michel Gondry's Coming-of-Age, Sci-Fi Tale "The We and The I"

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • May 15, 2012 6:11 PM
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Continuing with our coverage of the Cannes Film Festival; The We and The I will open the Directors' Fortnight section of the festival this month..

Now Funding: Doc "Street Fighting Man" Follows 3 Inner-City-Men In Post-Industrial Detroit

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • May 9, 2012 7:46 PM
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Now funding via Kickstarter with 32 days left in its campaign, the feature length documentary Street Fighting Man, is directed and photographed by Andrew James and edited by Greg Snider (How To Die in Oregon).

Aml Ameen Directs 1st American Short "Hoorah" This Month + Watch His Short "Drink, Drugs & KFC"

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • May 9, 2012 6:15 PM
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British actor Aml Ameen is directing his first American short film called Hoorah this month in London, to be produced by his company AmeenDream Entertainment. We interviewed the actor last month. If you haven't read it, you can find that exclusive HERE.

Exclusive: Official Trailer For Ty Hodges/Omar Epps' Musical Drama "You Me & The Circus" (On VOD This Fall)

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • May 8, 2012 1:15 PM
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Here's the official trailer for You, Me & The Circus, written and directed by Ty Hodges and produced by Omar Epps (Brooklyn WorksFilms).

Watch The Lost Episode from Dennis Dortch's Web Series "The Number"

  • By Jasmin Tiggett
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  • April 30, 2012 11:15 AM
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Here's the next episode of Dennis Dortch's comedic web series The Number, exploring "the one thing you never, ever discuss with your fiancé." 

Short Drama "Save Me" by Lena Waithe Now Available Online

  • By Jasmin Tiggett
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  • April 27, 2012 1:40 PM
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Those who have been following the Finding the New Black interview series should recall Lena Waithe, the television writer on Nickelodeon's How to Rock who has also written and directed a number of short films and web content.