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" a powerful cinematic portrait of Frantz Fanon — psychiatrist, revolutionary thinker." A New 7 part Series by Julie Dash Niyah and the Multiverse Skyshow at Chicago's Adler Planetarium Menelik Shabazz Our Founder 1954-2021 A New Film about Miriam Makeba
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Cannes 2026: Isaach De Bankole

2026 Cannes Film Festival May 13, 2026

Isaach de Bankolé: At the Table and On the Sands of Dune 3By Floyd Webb | BFM Mag There is a particular kind of presence that accumulates over decades — not celebrity, but authority. Isaach de Bankolé carries that... Read more

Cannes 2026: The Cinema Crossroads

2026 Cannes Film Festival May 12, 2026

New York filmmaker Vagabond Beaumont arrived in Cannes to push his latest work —... Read more

Cannes 2026 Dispatch: African Cinema and the Global Black Presence Rise Beyond Erasure

2026 Cannes Film Festival May 11, 2026

At a moment when political forces in the United States are attempting to narrow,... Read more

Jean Claude Barny’s Fanon in Chicago

BFM News and Updates Feb 25, 2026 0

"Fanon is a powerful cinematic portrait of Frantz Fanon — psychiatrist, revolutionary thinker, and author... Read more

Jennifer G. Robinson: Doing for Self — Women Of The Lens and the Power of Representation

Features Nov 8, 2025 0

Women of the Lens is a film festival based in the UK. Founded by... Read more
INTERVIEW: Logan Coles – Producer Rising
As film and television is thrust into an ever-changing landscape with the advent of...
Melanin Cinematography | Lighting
Introduction It propels the food chain, giving us life; it creates atmosphere, shaping our...
Our Skype Interview with Mandala Dube on his Netflix Release, Kalushi
BFMMAG.COM Interviews Mandla Dube about his new Netflix release Kalushi MANDLA DUBE SHORT BIOGRAPHY Internationally acclaimed and...
INTERVIEW: The Craft of Cinematography
Tommy Maddox-Upshaw is a cinematographer who is on the brink of becoming a key...
INTERVIEW: Logan Coles – Producer Rising
As film and television is thrust into an ever-changing landscape with the advent of streaming and digital distribution, the art of storytelling remains the...
Melanin Cinematography | Lighting
Introduction It propels the food chain, giving us life; it creates atmosphere, shaping our mood and affecting how we feel. We harness it to...
Our Skype Interview with Mandala Dube on his Netflix Release, Kalushi
BFMMAG.COM Interviews Mandla Dube about his new Netflix release Kalushi MANDLA DUBE SHORT BIOGRAPHY Internationally acclaimed and award winning Director, and Producer, MANDLA WALTER DUBE was born...
INTERVIEW: The Craft of Cinematography
Tommy Maddox-Upshaw is a cinematographer who is on the brink of becoming a key figure in the discussion about African people in film. He...
Jennifer G. Robinson: Doing for Self — Women Of The Lens and the Power of Representation
Women of the Lens is a film festival based in the UK. Founded by filmmaker and educator Jennifer Robinson,...
INTERVIEW: Chris Adams: Building Worlds from the South Side
Christopher Adams, a Chicago native and founder of Impakt Studio, combines self-reliance with creativity in film and animation. His...
INTERVIEW: Walking the Path with Mandla Dube: Kalushi/Makeba/Yasuke
"That’s the thing about Mandla: his life is always rooted somewhere in the land, history, and struggle, even when...