Beyoncé is trying something new. Or at least that's what it looks like.
A trailer for her new short film "Lemonade" debuted, and it features Beyoncé in varied New Orleans locales looking pretty angry. She's even seen smashing a New Orleans Police Department camera with a bat.
When she isn't busy acting or telling it like it is (i.e “Don't Cash Crop On My Cornrows”), 17-year-old feminist-activistAmandla Stenberg, is a budding filmmaker. She started in 2014 by directing her first short film The Yellow Wallpaper based on a gothic novel from 1892.
Now Amandla is back with another dope project that has a lot to teach us about the reality of our memories, the shackles of white patriarchy that keep us from staying woke and the aha moment we all get post teenage rebellion.
If you’ve ever questioned or longed for the past wondering what could have been, watch Blue Girls Burn Fast for yourself here:
Stefani Saintonge's Seventh Grade tells a riveting story of power of friendship. Patrice still plays with dolls, but she and her friends are growing up. When a rumor threatens her bestfriend, Laura's, reputation, she springs into action.
The struggles Black women face affect us in ways that go beyond the personal. Author, filmmaker and spoken word artist Astin Rocks. explores these themes of Black womanhood in a haunting piece entitled Letters from a Transient. In the short film, she includes four poems over the narrative: "naked," "message to bad boys," "t.h.o.t." and "shark week." She says of the work:
Filmmakers of Eastside Community Heritageasked Black men and women of East London to share their opinions and experiences of living with Black hair in Britain. Whilst some simply shared their favourite hairstyles, others explored the more serious topic of how their hairstyle choices impact their identity. This film explores how and why Black women have been made to feel that their hair is inferior.
This beautiful short film written by Lauren Cato cuts deep. It follow follows long term lovers Casey (Lauren Cato) and Alex (Tola Teriba) who both secretly have something they want to reveal to one another.
British recording artist FKA twigs stars in a new short film for Google Glass. I'll admit that I still have no idea what Google Glass does, but her choreographed dance battle definitely caught my attention.
AfroPoP web shorts highlight short films created by filmmakers of the African Diaspora. The most recent series of films spotlights stories of the Caribbean. The films are beautiful, and show just how much you can accomplish in less than 20 minutes.
Pumzi is a Kenyan science-fiction short film written and directed by Wanuri Kahiu. It was screened at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival as part of its New African Cinema program.
“Black Like Her” is a short film directed by Robert Adams and starring Constance Strickland, who also wrote and created the piece. In the short film, Strickland uses jazz music and dance to to represent Black women in specific moments in history.
Strickland is a performing artist and one of the founders of Theatre Roscius, an experimental based theatre company in Los Angeles, CA.
Ava DuVernay's latest short film "Say Yes" follows a house party turned engagement celebration. The film, sponsored by Fashion Fair and Johnson Publishing, features a host of beautiful black women and men. Keep your eyes peeled for celebrity cameos including Issa Rae and noted filmmaker Julie Dash.
The Door, a short film produced by Ava DuVernay, is the fifth of an installment for Miu Miu's Women's Tales. The short film stars Gabrielle Union, Alfre Woodard, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Adepero Oduye and Goapele. The short film follows Union as she rises above sadness with the help of her friends.
