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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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After a screening of Jean-Pierre Gorin's masterful documentary Routine Pleasures, we took the stage to give our responses, before being joined by Hesse for the ultimate segment for a Certain Type of Audience Member... the TRAIN MOVIE DRAFT. Plus, a brief appearance by The Conductor. Recorded live at the Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research. Thanks so much to everyone who came out!!!!! get the full episode at patreon.com/extended_clip
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