Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Wes Miller shot “Wildcards” almost like a play. One location, a rapid schedule, scenes running in long, uninterrupted takes. That approach suits the story: a courtroom drama about the trial of a man accused of assaulting a Black woman, where a prosecutor and a defense attorney face off in front of a jury split by […]
After spending years as a journalist at The New York Times, Walter Thompson-Hernández uses that eye for observation to craft “If I Go Will They Miss Me,” his feature directorial debut. The film unfolds with the patience of a documentary, letting its story of a father trying to reconnect with his 12-year-old son in Watts […]