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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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Filmmaker Mary Dauterman (BOOGER) joins Adam and Joe to discuss the making of her debut feature film. From how her short film work prepared her for the longer haul of a feature… to how she “looked across” for her local collaborators… to the hurdles of shooting her feature on location in Brooklyn, NY… to how hard it can be to find the right title for a movie about trauma and furry creatures… to the extremely clever promotion when premiering the film at Fantasia… Mary discusses the in’s and outs of this very personal film that just so happens to also have plenty of goopy body horror and be one of the more heartfelt micro-budget horror comedies to come along in a long time.
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