The Film Academy

08/10/2021

Watch it on Amazon Prime.

03/13/2021

Thank you Vogue Arabia

The Creativity issue.
Grab a copy of this month’s issue or digital download for the interview.

https://en.vogue.me

09/06/2020

Looking forward to serving as a jury member at this year’s Harlem International Film Festival as they also celebrate their 15 year milestone✨

Harlem International Film Festival

Taking place in one of my favorite hoods, this film festival is very special and dear to my heart with Daughter winning ‘Best Short’ a few years ago, and the event always delivering with some really interesting work centering POC from all parts of the globe in all genres.

If you’re in need of some real, and inspiring independent filmmaking to get you through this tough time check out their online fest line up from Sep 10-13 and watch it all from the comfort of your home.

Premieres in pajamas?
Yes please 🙋🏽‍♀️

07/29/2020

4 incredible and well written seasons on HBO.
Mostly ALL brown and black cast and crew centering Women.
So.....
FRIKKIN finally!!
😑🙄😑🙄

*only took a landmark movement.

The fourth season of “Insecure” is its most confident yet, using the show’s careful eye for detail to tell a single well-crafted story that ended up affecting every aspect of its two leads’ lives. …

07/07/2020

Just when I thought I couldn’t love Michaela and her incredibly well written and genius show even more.

She is EVERYTHING
and so is IMAYDESTROYYOU.

#👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Coel walked away from Netflix after the streamer refused to allow her to retain any percentage of the show's copyright.

06/29/2020

The end credits are an unsexy but important part of the experience – but streaming platforms seem to be interested only in getting us to the next piece of content

06/09/2020

Camden, New Jersey, dissolved its police department and replaced it after corruption rendered the existing agency unfixable. Now, seven years later, the city's crime has dropped by close to half.

06/06/2020

Filming in California can resume as soon as next Friday, but county public health officials must approve productions in their jurisdictions.

05/26/2020

Check out these underseen gems from the Cannes Film Festival, which had to cancel its 2020 edition due to COVID-19.

05/25/2020

A wife running a studio wants to cast the first black female lead in a picture.

05/16/2020

Hmmmm....

In Iceland, a Netflix series relied on testing and color-coded armbands. In Australia, the entire cast and crew of a Stephen King adaptation quarantined together.