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INTERVIEW: The Truth is in the Content

INTERVIEW: The Truth is in the Content

Distribution Sep 22, 2019

KweliTV founder DeShuna Spencer’s Vision Streaming platforms are great alternatives to cable and network tv and offer a wider variety of programming than traditional television. There are a few streaming services that aren’t only Black-owned, they offer stellar afro-centric shows. Black on Purpose Television, American Legacy Network, Brown Sugar and…

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These Three Black Celebrities Are Utilizing Digital Platforms to Help Burgeoning Voices in Film

These Three Black Celebrities Are Utilizing Digital Platforms to Help Burgeoning Voices in Film

DistributionWeb July 23, 2019

Filmmakers control story narrative through a lens. Since its beginning, theatrical release has been the gold standard for exhibiting and releasing films. However, every artform experiences innovation and the latest for film is the digital platform. Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and YouTube Prime are the top four powerhouse SVOD (subscription... Read more
So You Want to Be a Filmmaker…

So You Want to Be a Filmmaker…

InterviewsWomen July 22, 2019

bfm interviews Toni Bell There are numerous avenues to create, be it digital or film. But telling the simple story is always the same. bfm sits down with Toni Bell,  Filmmaker Services Manager for the International Documentary Association (IDA) in Los Angeles to discuss the state of documentary film... Read more
Funding your film – A personal journey of success and failure

Funding your film – A personal journey of success and failure

FundingProductionWomen July 21, 2019

The world of film finance can present itself like the Art of War, where only those who have the right weapons and strategy will win the battle and in this case, the battle is garnering funding for your film. Well, that’s how it felt for me when I embarked... Read more
INTERVIEW: Zuko Nodada: Giving Voice to the Voiceless

INTERVIEW: Zuko Nodada: Giving Voice to the Voiceless

InternationalInterviewsSouth Africa July 18, 2019

bfm interviews Zuko Nodada Zuko Nodada is a director making waves in South Africa. His debut film Between Friends https://youtu.be/BNMgLzTXd9E in 2014 brought him national and international acclaim. Zuko talks to bfm about his latest feature Uncovered. bfm: Hi Zuko, tell us about your movie Uncovered and what was... Read more
Filmmakers Therapy Couch

Filmmakers Therapy Couch

Filmmaker's TherapyProduction July 18, 2019

In this episode of Filmmakers Therapy Couch, I interview Shola Lynch – Award-winning Documentary Filmmaker who is best known for the feature documentary FREE ANGELA & All Political Prisoners and the Peabody Award-winning documentary CHISHOLM ’72: Unbought & Unbossed.   Join me, filmmaker Dami Rock as I caught up with Shola... Read more
Find Your Unique Voice

Find Your Unique Voice

ProductionWriting July 16, 2019

Having a unique voice is a journey of discovery that can be engineered if you know how, but I fell into it naturally. There are many factors that go into your signature writing style known as your unique voice. Our writing voice comprises of your style and your tone,... Read more
Approaches to Craft: Perspectives on Music, Sound and the Visual

Approaches to Craft: Perspectives on Music, Sound and the Visual

CraftMusicProductionSound July 11, 2019

My excitement here is twofold: taking part in a crucial eco system of information, and the opportunity to ruminate with my passion. Let me be transparent: I am a musician, and ethnomusicologist filmmaker. This combination means that I work across the spectrum of sound and music. The methods I... Read more
Every Action Movie Needs Theme Music, Sucker!

Every Action Movie Needs Theme Music, Sucker!

MusicProduction June 18, 2019

“Cool, guy, loud and quietIf your head’s in the way, he’ll FLY ITDon’t try it, cause Jack of Spades doesn’t BUY ITHe’s a one-man riotCleaning the community, of all its debris – The C-R-I-M-E” — KRS-1 – Jack of Spades As a child of the 1980s in the great... Read more
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