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In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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This week, we're falling in love with the undead as we welcome Michael Simon, acclaimed filmmaker of GAY ZOMBIE and THE LOVE PATIENT! Among other things, Michael discusses the trial by fire lessons he learned from indie filmmaking, the Rod Serling series that kept him up for nights, and how his celebrated tale of zombified queer romance became a topic of discussion at Harvard!
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