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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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Sasha Wortzel, Director of River Of Grass joins the show to talk about her haunting new documentary on the Florida Everglades. Learn more about River Of Grass, watch the full trailer and buy tickets to upcoming film festival screenings. https://www.riverofgrassfilm.com/ And please follow us here at MMO on Social Media and subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
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