Interview: Chris Adams: Building Worlds from the South Side
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Christopher Adams, a Chicago native and founder of Impakt Studio, combines self-reliance with creativity in film and animation. His versatile works include Grammy-nominated music videos and documentaries. Influenced by his father’s ingenuity, Adams emphasizes care in storytelling, aiming to rewrite narratives about Chicago’s Black community while fostering an independent film ecosystem.
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The Yasuke Reclamation: Moving the African Samurai From Colonial Novelty to Global South Hero
AnimationBFM News and UpdatesCommunityDramatic FeatureFeaturesFilm HistoryInternationalJapanReflectionsSouth AfricaUnited StatesWorks-in-Progress October 14, 2025 0
The story of Yasuke, the African samurai, has become a global Rorschach test. For Hollywood, he is a box-office premise. For gamers, a controversial character.
But for those of us engaged in global Black cinema, he represents a far more urgent question: Who has the right to tell our stories — and from what soil must those stories grow?
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INTERVIEW: Walking the Path with Mandla Dube: Kalushi/Makeba/Yasuke
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“That’s the thing about Mandla: his life is always rooted somewhere in the land, history, and struggle, even when he’s jetting between Johannesburg, Bologna, and Tokyo.”
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INTERNATIONAL: UK: Honoring Menelik Shabazz
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The Michelle Materre Collection
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REFLECTION: A Response to The BBC’s Moral Maze On Diversity: Part 2
ArchiveInternationalReflections August 10, 2020
REFLECTION: A Response to The BBC’s Moral Maze On Diversity
InternationalReflections January 31, 2020
Our Skype Interview with Mandala Dube on his Netflix Release, Kalushi
Film ShowcaseInterviewsShowcaseSouth Africa December 30, 2019
INTERVIEW: Zuko Nodada: Giving Voice to the Voiceless
InternationalInterviewsSouth Africa July 18, 2019
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2025 Black Perspectives | Chicago International Film Festival
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A pre-history: The Black Perspectives program at the Chicago International Film Festival, celebrating its 28th year, honors decades of efforts by filmmakers and communities to highlight Black cinema. Festivals emerged to provide a platform, preserve archives, and nurture filmmakers in a landscape where mainstream industry often overlooked or suppressed their contributions. The importance of these festivals remains vital.
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