JULY 27 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH By Leslie Fields-Cruz Are Documentaries an Art Form? A few years ago, I was sitting in my office watching a rough cut of Raoul Peck’s I Am Not Your Negro. There was well over an hour of footage, but I had allotted myself only 20 minutes, because …
JULY 20, 2021 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH By Leslie Fields-Cruz Artwork from Grab My Hand, a short film by Camrus Johnson, which is competing in this year’s PBS Short Film Festival. Don’t Miss Your Opportunity to Be a Winner For a decade, the PBS Short Film Festival has given public media audiences a …
JULY 13, 2021 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH By Leslie Fields-Cruz The Hollywood Remake, for Better or Worse Am I the only one who is troubled by Hollywood’s tiresome penchant for blackfacing their old movies and TV shows (e.g., First Wives Club, Wonder Years)? I know summer is primetime for blockbuster movie releases, and …
July 6, 2021 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH By Leslie Fields-Cruz Mission Possible: Support Independent Filmmakers this Summer One of the programs I look forward to each summer is the PBS Short Film Festival. Now in its 10th year, the festival is a great way to discover new independent BIPOC filmmakers, to view new stories from around …