Newark Black Film Festival (2023) | Film Festivals | Jul 12 - Jul 16, 2023

Since its introduction, the Newark Black Film Festival (NBFF) has provided a forum for writers, directors, producers, performers, and film patrons who enjoy African American and African Diaspora cinema. The goal of the Festival is to present programs that reflect the full diversity of the black experience both past and present, and encompass a wide ….

Actress Sheila Frazier to attend 40th Anniversary screening of cult classic Super Fly

Next Friday, August 16th, The Museum of the Moving Image will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the landmark blaxploitation film Super Fly, with a screening of the film at 7PM, as part of the Changing the Picture and Fun City: New York in the Movies 1967–75 film series. Actress Sheila Frazier, who played Georgia opposite ….

Pam Grier’s autobiography optioned for movie project

While making an appearance during a Lincoln Center Film Society Retrospective of her most memorable roles, Pam Grier mentioned that her autobiography, Foxy: My Life in Three Acts, which she wrote with Andrea Cagan, has been optioned for an upcoming film on her life. It sounded like the project is still in early development, however ….