Shadow and Act

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."

By Vanessa Martinez
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June 12, 2012 7:38 PM
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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.

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

By Vanessa Martinez
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May 15, 2012 6:11 PM
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Festivals

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..

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).

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.

By Vanessa Martinez
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May 8, 2012 1:15 PM
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News

Here's the official trailer for You, Me & The Circus, written and directed by Ty Hodges and produced by Omar Epps (Brooklyn WorksFilms).

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."

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.