Women of the Lens is a film festival based in the UK. Founded by filmmaker and educator Jennifer Robinson, the festival is in it’s 8th year. Jennifer spoke with with Floyd Webb in the run up to the 2025 festival.
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.
The Yasuke Reclamation: Moving the African Samurai From Colonial Novelty to Global South Hero
Animation Oct 14, 2025
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?
Jennifer G. Robinson: Doing for Self — Women Of The Lens and the Power of Representation
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Women of the Lens is a film festival based in the UK. Founded by filmmaker and educator Jennifer Robinson, the festival is in it’s 8th year. Jennifer spoke with with Floyd Webb in the run up to the 2025 festival.
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INTERVIEW: Chris Adams: Building Worlds from the South Side
ChicagoDirectorsFeaturesFilm HistoryFilm ShowcaseInterviewsProductionUnited States October 18, 2025
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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INTERVIEW: Walking the Path with Mandla Dube: Kalushi/Makeba/Yasuke
AnimationDirectorsFilm HistoryFilm ShowcaseIn-ProductionInternationalInterviewsMixed BagProductionReflectionsSouth AfricaTrailers October 12, 2025
“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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Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl: Julie Dash’s Celebration of Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor
CinematographyDistributionDocumentaryExhibitionFeaturesIn-ProductionSeriesShowcaseTrailersWomenWorks-in-Progress September 25, 2025
Julie Dash is creating a documentary titled Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl, exploring the life of Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor, a culinary and cultural pioneer. The series showcases her journey from a Gullah Geechee community to global influence, emphasizing her contributions to food as a means of identity, resistance, and liberation.
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Niyah’s Multiverse: Chicago’s Afrofuturist Lineage from Sun Ra to Adler Planetarium
AnimationExhibitionFeaturesReflectionsShowcaseTrailersWomenWriting September 23, 2025
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved father, brother, partner and uncle Menelik Shabazz, age 67.
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INTERVIEW: Logan Coles – Producer Rising
FeaturesInterviews September 23, 2025
What Stories Teach Us About Ourselves & Life
ProductionWriting February 1, 2020
Approaches to Craft: You Are Only As Good As Your Research (so they say….)
CraftMusicProductionSound February 1, 2020
INTERVIEW: In The Editor’s Room
CraftEditingInterviewsProductionWomen January 31, 2020
Melanin Cinematography | Lighting
CinematographyCraftProduction January 31, 2020
