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Trailer – Regina King stars as Shirley Chisholm in SHIRLEY

I can’t wait to see this! ~ V Synopsis: SHIRLEY–the story of the first Black congresswoman and her trailblazing run for president of the United States. Directed by John Ridley and co-starring, Lance Reddick, Lucas Hedges, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Christina Jackson, Dorian Crossmond Missick, Amirah Vann, with André Holland and Terrence Howard, the film chronicles Chisholm’s audacious, boundary-breaking 1972 presidential campaign. SHIRLEY | Official Trailer … Continue reading Trailer – Regina King stars as Shirley Chisholm in SHIRLEY

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How to Get a Black-Led Indie Film Funded in Hollywood

This is an insightful perspective!   The needle hasn’t moved much. It’s a continual struggle. ~ Nina Yang Bongiovi In Passing, the Rebecca Hall film based on the 1929 novel by Nella Larsen, Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga play childhood friends who have a tense reunion in adulthood. Irene (Thompson) is a middle-class Black mother living through the Harlem Renaissance; Claire (Negga) is passing as … Continue reading How to Get a Black-Led Indie Film Funded in Hollywood

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Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga’s Racial-Identity Movie ‘Passing’ and Why Rebecca Hall Was the “Perfect Person” to Direct

Yesterday I posted about the upcoming coming movie, Passing, that explores Blacks passing for white in 1920 New York!! Some may wonder why Rebecca Hall is the perfect person to direct this film. Well . . . . It is because she is also passing, or ‘presents as white’!~V I don’t have any experience of being a Black person in America. I don’t know what … Continue reading Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga’s Racial-Identity Movie ‘Passing’ and Why Rebecca Hall Was the “Perfect Person” to Direct

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Passing | Official Trailer | Netflix

Before you question this . . . YES, it did happen and still does . . . Blacks passing! I can’t wait to see this!!! ~V Synopsis: Adapted from the celebrated 1929 novel of the same name by Nella Larsen, PASSING tells the story of two Black women, Irene Redfield (Tessa Thompson) and Clare Kendry (Academy Award nominee Ruth Negga), who can “pass” as white … Continue reading Passing | Official Trailer | Netflix

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