Roland Martin caught up with director Ava DuVernay during the Color Of Change’s 10th Anniversary Gala. During their chat, DuVernay discussed the relaunch of The…
The African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM) announced yesterday that they will theatrically distribute the Sundance award-winning film, “Kinyarwanda” this Fall. Written and directed by Alrick Brown, “Kinyarwanda” is based on the true stories of numerous Rwandans who experienced the atrocities of the genocide. “It doesn’t have bodies, it doesn’t have bullets. It doesn’t focus […]
Salli Richardson-Whitfield has enjoyed an enviable career in Hollywood, but even she is always seeking new challenges. “As actresses in general there’s very few roles that come around where you can stretch out a little bit and show what you can do,” the actress and director told TheUrbandaily.com about her role in Ava DuVernay’s narrative […]
HelloBeautiful’s co-founder Ava DuVernay is a filmmaker and publicist who hopes to spread the distribution of black-themed films with her new organization, the African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM). In March, black film festivals based in New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Seattle and Los Angeles will be the first backers of the movement to collectively get […]
