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Interview: Chris Adams: Building Worlds from the South Side

Interview: Chris Adams: Building Worlds from the South Side

Chicago Oct 18, 2025 0

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: Chris Adams: Building Worlds from the South Side

Interview: Chris Adams: Building Worlds from the South Side

ChicagoDirectorsFeaturesFilm HistoryFilm ShowcaseInterviewsProductionUnited States October 18, 2025 0

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

INTERVIEW: Walking the Path with Mandla Dube: Kalushi/Makeba/Yasuke

AnimationDirectorsFilm HistoryFilm ShowcaseIn-ProductionInternationalInterviewsMixed BagProductionReflectionsSouth AfricaTrailers October 12, 2025 0

“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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INTERVIEW: Logan Coles – Producer Rising

INTERVIEW: Logan Coles – Producer Rising

FeaturesInterviews September 23, 2025 0

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 same. The craft of storytelling is still a process. As producing/writing partner to one Hollywood’s biggest stars, Logan Coles continues to rise with the past... Read more
INTERVIEW: In The Editor’s Room

INTERVIEW: In The Editor’s Room

CraftEditingInterviewsProductionWomen January 31, 2020

Shannon Baker Davis discusses her journey as a film editor Writing, directing and producing are the media darlings of the filmmaking industry. But only through the process of editing is the real story crafted. With the upcoming release of the film, The Photograph, starring Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield,... Read more
Our Skype Interview with Mandala Dube on his Netflix Release, Kalushi

Our Skype Interview with Mandala Dube on his Netflix Release, Kalushi

Film ShowcaseInterviewsShowcaseSouth Africa December 30, 2019

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 in Mabopane, North West of Tshwane. Mandla lectured cinematography at Wits Television and at Tshwane University of Technology. While lecturing, he consulted in both Cinematography... Read more
INTERVIEW: San Antonio Black International Film Festival

INTERVIEW: San Antonio Black International Film Festival

Interviews October 8, 2019

The first San Antonio Black International Film Festival (SABIFF) takes place October 10 – 13, 2019. SABIFF is the brainchild of Ada M. Babineaux (Middle Passage –N- Roots, Sassard & Blowed: Shirley Horn, I Don’ Been Through The Snake’s Skin) working with DeAnna Brown, founder of Forward Progress, Inc.,... Read more
INTERVIEW: The Craft of Cinematography

INTERVIEW: The Craft of Cinematography

CinematographyInterviews October 4, 2019

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 had to travel across the world to Africa to shoot Kalushi (2016) for him to be anointed as a world-class cinematographer back home in the... Read more
INTERVIEW: Monty Ross – A Film Producer’s Journey

INTERVIEW: Monty Ross – A Film Producer’s Journey

FeaturesInterviews October 3, 2019

Monty Ross is part of a vanguard that took the independent filmmaking industry and world by storm, helping to make Spike Lee a household name and his production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, legendary. Ross and Spike Lee began their relationship as teenagers when they met at... Read more
INTERVIEW: Label Signs Gamer Musicians

INTERVIEW: Label Signs Gamer Musicians

InterviewsWomen October 2, 2019

Columbia’s Lost Rings Label Discovers New Talent with Three Women of Color Gamers Nerd culture is often associated with comic book fans, anime junkies and video game enthusiasts. When one thinks of a “nerd,” very smart males or females who live on the fringe of cool culture come to... Read more
INTERVIEW: Scriptwriter to Director

INTERVIEW: Scriptwriter to Director

InterviewsWriting September 30, 2019

Filmmaker Ben Ramsey has had tremendous success in the entertainment industry writing the scripts for The Big Hit and Dragonball Evolution. As a director, he’s successfully framed Love and a Bullet, the martial arts short Black Salt and feature Blood and Bone. During a conversation with bfm, he discusses... Read more
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