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Critics have praised Awkward Black Girl for its witty humor and unique, realistic portrayal of African-American women. The New York Times critic Jon Caramica describes the show as “full of sharp, pointillist humor that’s extremely refreshing.” [ 4 ] The series won a Shorty Award for Best Web Series in 2012.
In 1991, Julie Dash became the first African-American female filmmaker to have a full-length general theatrical release in the US for her film Daughters of the Dust. The film was recognized in 1999 by the 25th annual Newark Black Film Festival as one of the most important cinematic achievements in black cinema in the 20th century. [ 13 ]
She attended graduate school at the UCLA Film School and became one of a new generation of African and African-American filmmakers known as the "Black insurgents" or L.A. Rebellion. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] She directed Working Models of Success (1976), [ 15 ] and the next year, produced Four Women (1975), a short dance film based on a song by Nina Simone ...
In 2016 she appeared in a recurring role on the HBO series Insecure, as Tiffany DuBois. [10] Also in 2016, Seales began hosting her own show on truTV called Greatest Ever. [11] [12] On January 26, 2019, HBO debuted her first stand-up comedy special I Be Knowin'. [13] Bring the Funny is a comedy competition series that premiered on July 9, 2019 ...
Her two feature narratives – The Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy (1980) and Losing Ground (1982) – furthered the range of Black women's films. Although Losing Ground was denied large-scale exhibition, it was among the first films created by a Black woman deliberately designed to tell a story intended for popular consumption, with a feature ...
Given $1 million by Indeed, Waithe, as well as executives from Ventureland and 271 Films, tasked the filmmakers with producing 15-minute shorts in a few weeks’ time.
This is a list of mostly U.S. American films about black girlhood. This age group can range from young children to those experiencing adolescence. These depictions are often called coming-of-age stories. [1] [2]
Ayoka "Ayo" Chenzira (born November 8, 1953) is an independent African-American producer, film director, television director, animator, writer, experimental filmmaker, and transmedia storyteller. She is the first African American woman animator and one of a handful of Black experimental filmmakers working since the late 1970s. [1]