Film + TV
19 May 2025
First Look: Thuso Mbedu's Latest Powerhouse Role in HBO’s Star-Studded Crime Drama ‘Task’
The South African actress returns to the small screen in the series set to premiere in September.
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16 December 2024
How Barry Jenkins Approached ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ as a Coming-of-Age Epic
With ‘Mufasa’, Jenkins leans into his personal experiences and his ability to portray characters rising through adversities.
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03 May 2021
Thuso Mbedu's Next Hollywood Film 'The Woman King' To Be Shot in South Africa
Thuso Mbedu joins Viola Davis and Lupita Nyong'o in the highly anticipated historical film The Woman King, based on the true events of West Africa's Dahomey women warriors.
Film + TV
25 July 2018
These 5 Black Directors Are Set To Premiere Films at TIFF 2018
From Amma Asante to Barry Jenkins, this year's Toronto International Film Festival is in for stand-out, fresh perspectives in black cinema.
Film + TV
10 July 2017
Barry Jenkins' Next Film Will Be An Adaptation of James Baldwin's 'If Beale Street Could Talk'
The director of 'Moonlight' is set to adapt James Baldwin's 1974 book 'If Beale Street Could Talk,' into a feature film.
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20 April 2017
David Adjaye, Biram Dah Abeid, Viola Davis and More Honored In TIME's '100 Most Influential People' Issue
TIME revealed its '100 Most Influential People' of 2017 list, which features an eclectic group of global influencers.
Film + TV
27 March 2017
Barry Jenkins To Direct New Series Based on Acclaimed Novel 'The Underground Railroad'
The director of 'Moonlight' will write and direct a new television show based on Colson Whitehead's acclaimed novel, 'The Underground Railroad.'
Film + TV
23 August 2013
The Future Weird: In Search Of A Black Atlantis
African sci-fi screening series "The Future Weird" is back, this month we go underwater in search of the "Black Atlantis", also known as Drexciya
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