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All tagged african diaspora
The Academy Awards has for some time wished to be recognized as what they have difficulty recognizing: a selection of the year’s best and most wide-ranging talent in the craft, from across the world as well as its cultures. This year’s selection just might represent a breakthrough, snafu and all.
In Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, PBS presents what is, surprisingly, the first feature documentary on the life and writings of the poet, singer, dancer, memoirist, activist. It is a vital, visual archive, including interview footage, rare photographs, and truly moving video.
A United Kingdom, directed by Amma Asante and starring David Oyelowo, has opened in theaters in the United States. The film is based on the true-life, then controversial romance between Botswana king Sir Seretse Khama and his English wife, Ruth Williams Khama.
I Am Not Your Negro, a documentary film on James Baldwin, as envisioned by Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck, has opened in the United States to considerable acclaim.
