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AFI DOCS: Malaysian Filmmakers Spotlight St. Louis Superman Bruce Franks
Two major events happened on August 9th. Michael Brown was shot dead in Ferguson and the son of Bruce Franks, Jr. (King) was born. Activist. Father. Rapper. On Election Day,…
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Blowin’ Up Doc Lifts Lid on Immigration and US Court System
While acting in a musical on Broadway in which the centerpiece topic centered around women in “the life”, I took it upon myself to do a little research. In addition…
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Minding The Gap Examines Friendship, Growing Pains and Family
When "Boyhood" was released a few years back it was considered revolutionary because it was filmed over an extended period of time. Well, clearly Bing Liu took that premise a…
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AFI DOCS: Deportation of 1917 Bisbee Arizona Revisited in Riveting Documentary
News reports of thousands of immigrants being deported after their contribution to making America great again dominate on a daily basis. As annoyed or shocked as we are about these…
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Ellis Haizlip’s Niece Pays Tribute in Audience Winning Doc Mr SOUL!
A graduate of Howard University, Haizlip set the vibe of the times and changed the minds of what and how Americans viewed what Black American culture was really all about.…
