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Nina Simone, Amy Winehouse and the demons of fame and genius
While 'What Happened, Miss Simone?' fills us in on Simone after fame, 'Amy' suggests what might have been.
While 'What Happened, Miss Simone?' fills us in on Simone after fame, 'Amy' suggests what might have been.
Because of the global pandemic, you can check out all the films you want right from the comfort of your own home! From November 12-25, 2020, the Teaneck Film Festival is still all about Activism: [...]
With the world in such turmoil, who better to navigate these troubled waters with, than past guest, Nancy Giles? You’re in for a powerful, honest and yes, hopeful conversation with the [...]
Meet Dawn Saito, accomplished actress, writer, director, dancer, educator. She also happens to be a Butoh performer, which in case you aren’t aware, is a form of Japanese dance theater [...]
Cassandra Greene is a pastor, writer, director, producer, teacher, civil rights activist, domestic violence advocate…and… INSPIRATION. For more than a dozen years, she has directed [...]
There’s no stopping Joan Myers Brown who at 87, soon to turn 88, still has has many roads to travel. Listed in “Who’s Who in America,” Joan was honored with the 2019 [...]
The 1960’s. . . where was I? In Brooklyn, married for a few years, with a baby and toddler. Around us swirled the movements and politics of the time – in the South: bus rides, sit-ins, peaceful [...]
THE NEW DOCUMENTARY, The Loving Generation, tells the story of a generation of Americans born to one black parent and one white parent. It’s directed by Lacey Schwartz (1977), a filmmaker who [...]
SISTERS OF COMEDY, produced by Agunda Okeyo at Carolines on Broadway, showcases a Who’s Who of Black women in standup. Agunda has partnered with Black Lives Matter NYC as a co-sponsor of [...]
CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR Zetta Elliott continues her City Kids Series with The Ghosts in the Castle. “In the era of Harry Potter,” says Zetta, “The Ghosts in the Castle offers children important [...]
Conversations with Creative Women captures the fire and energy, humor, heart, soul and impact of the female creative experience. It’s been a long time coming, but women FINALLY comprise a large and important part of the creative landscape. They are powerful forces in theater, film, television - as performers, writers, directors - as musicians, composers, painters, sculptors, curators, fashion designers, as chef and restaurant owners, as businesswomen, scientists, educators, investors and on, and on, and on.