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Spike Lee is horrified by the high death rate in America during the global health crisis, which this week climbed above 100,000 lives lost. The 63-year-old director is taking no chances at his office in Brooklyn, New York, explaining to The Times: “Everybody’s taken a test here. We all wear masks. It’s three floors, 10,000 square…

Sam Pollard is an award-winning director and documentary filmmaker who gives a voice to the voiceless and shares the rich stories of our community. His most recent project is the five-part documentary series, “Atlanta’s Missing And Murdered: The Lost Children.” In the documentary, Pollard investigates the mystery behind the killings of Black youth in Atlanta…

Sam Pollard is an award-winning director who gives a voice to the voiceless and shares the rich stories of our community. From 1979 to 1981, at least 30 Black children and young adults disappeared and were murdered in Atlanta. Now 40 years later, in a five-part documentary series, “Atlanta’s Missing And Murdered: The Lost Children,”…

Award-winning director Spike Lee is excited about his new film, “Da 5 Bloods.” The film stars Delroy Lindo, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis, and Isiah Whitlock Jr. as four Black veterans from the Vietnam War who return to the nation to search for buried gold and the remains of their fallen squad leader, Chadwick Boseman. The…

Baltimore native Felicia Pride is a film and TV writer and an emerging director. She was a writer on Ava DuVernay’s drama series “Queen Sugar” and recently made her directorial debut with tender, a short film that explores the bonds between Black women. It premiered in March at the 2020 Outfest Fusion film festival in…

Spike Lee has slammed the plan to lift the lockdown and reopen movie theaters in the state of Georgia. The award-winning director insisted he isn’t going to risk his own health by venturing outside amid the pandemic, and he’s also called for an increase in testing for the virus. He told Vanity Fair in an…

Dui Jarrod is a screenwriter, storyteller and director from White Hall, Arkansas. He began his career in film with his first project at 11 years old. The effort fortified his belief that cinema can be used delicately and progressively. Driven by his desire to move the narrative forward for marginalized communities, Jarrod moved to Los…

Tyler Perry left a very generous tip for out-of-work restaurant workers. The 50-year-old actor-director is a big fan of the Houston’s chain and has made regular trips to one in Atlanta to pick up food. On his visit on Sunday, April 5, 2020, he generously handed over $21K so that 42 servers who are no longer…

Spike Lee has shared a script for his unmade Jackie Robinson film. The 63-year-old director gifted his fans the screenplay in a video he posted from his home to keep them entertained during the coronavirus lockdown. Lee described the unmade movie — which was planned for release in the mid-1990s, as a “dream project” —…

Spike Lee has responded following the decision to postpone the Cannes Film Festival amid COVID-19. The 63-year-old director made history earlier this year after it was revealed he would be the first Black president of the festival’s jury, but he agrees with festival director Thierry Fremaux’s decision to put the event back. He told Variety:…

Jamie Foxx is set to take a seat in the director’s chair once again. The 52-year-old actor co-wrote the script for the movie about pastor siblings with Donald Ray “Speedy” Caldwell. The plot follows two brothers who take on jobs at two completely different churches, with one thriving and the other left struggling to cope…

Wes Miller is a lawyer-turned-filmmaker, blazing a path with his unique style and keen eye. He launched his career in 2012 with the short film, In Your Hands, which he wrote, directed and produced. Since then, Miller has written and directed Prayer Never Fails (2016), River Runs Red (2018) and Atone (2019). Working with talents…

Spike Lee wore a custom suit in tribute to Kobe Bryant to the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. The 62-year-old film director — who is a basketball fanatic — donned an eye-catching suit for the annual awards show at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, where he was seen sporting the colors of the…

Get Out filmmaker Jordan Peele has signed a “five-year exclusive production partnership” deal with Universal Pictures which will see him make his next two movies with the studio. The 40-year-old filmmaker worked with the studio on his acclaimed horror movies Get Out and Us and he has now put pen to paper on a contract…

Billy Porter has big plans for “Pose.” The 50-year-old actor is to make his TV directorial debut on an episode in the upcoming third season of the FX drama series and he can’t wait to get started. He told Variety: “I’ve been directing for 20 years in the theater, and I’m directing an episode of…

Brittany “B.Monét” Fennell is an award winning writer/director who was selected as the first ever African American woman to direct a car commercial for Cadillac named “Keep Rising Together”. She hails from Silver Spring Maryland and is an alum of Spelman College where she earned a B.A. in English. She also holds an MFA from…

Kevin Sharpley is a director and producer who has created a range of work that includes film, television, documentary, commercial, music video, multimedia, and video production. Sharpley is a graduate of the University of Miami and Miami Dade College. He was inducted into the Miami Dade College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2014. He is…

“Beats” is a coming-of-age-drama set on Chicago’s South Side that chronicles the story of a teen musical prodigy played by newcomer Khalil Everage and a former music manager, turned high school security guard, played by Anthony Anderson, who both share a mutual love of hip hop. Through their relationship they both try to help free…

Madonna is speaking out about her interactions with disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein. The 60-year-old singer’s 1991 documentary Truth or Dare was distributed by Miramax — owned by Weinstein and his brother at the time — and the “Like a Prayer” hitmaker alleges he acted in the same way to “a lot of other women” in the industry…

Founded in 1715, Martell Cognac describes itself as “the oldest of the great cognac houses.” Their newest campaign, featuring Migos rapper Quavo as the face, is all about making a statement and celebrating those who conquer the game by changing it. We spoke with Martell senior brand manager Megan Stroud about her role and their new…