As Elizabeth Myles’s, AB’20, sizzle reel played, sighs of recognition, claps and cheers rang out at each clip. Many of the filmmakers were in the audience. “I’m in tears because you’ve put all our films in conversation with each other,” said festival co-organizer and filmmaker Yvonne Welbon.
Read MoreProfessor Jacqueline Stewart interviews on UChicago’s Big Brains podcast.
Read MoreWhat makes Candyman one of the greats of the genre has as much to do with the stories surrounding the films as with the psychological terror and blood-and-guts within them…As you settle in this Halloween weekend to marathon your favorite horror films, put Candyman (both of them) on the list, and read our short list of facts and production stories that we find interesting or illuminating. We hope your thrills and chills are enhanced a little by this information.
Read More$625,000 grant recognizes work that illuminates contributions of Black filmmakers.
Read MoreSun. Rain. Wind. Clouds. Dawn. Dusk. Night. Late Night. Helicopters. Cars. Diesel engines. Children’s parties. The calm that has its own sound.
Attunement.
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