The 2022 Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (Mvaaff) kicked off Friday with great pomp and circumstance — and a few bars of “Hail to the Chief” — as Barack and Michelle Obama made a special appearance for the opening night screening of Netflix documentary “Descendant.”
When Netflix acquired worldwide rights to the Sundance award-winning documentary in January, the Obamas’ production company Higher Ground signed on to present the feature alongside the streamer and Participant. The documentary, which earned the U.S. special jury award for creative vision at Sundance, is set to launch on the streamer later this year.
Directed by Margaret Brown, the documentary follows members of Africatown, a small community in Alabama, as they share their personal stories and community history as descendants of the Clotilda, the last known ship carrying enslaved Africans to the United States. The ship arrived in America 40 years after African slave trading became a capital offense.
When Netflix acquired worldwide rights to the Sundance award-winning documentary in January, the Obamas’ production company Higher Ground signed on to present the feature alongside the streamer and Participant. The documentary, which earned the U.S. special jury award for creative vision at Sundance, is set to launch on the streamer later this year.
Directed by Margaret Brown, the documentary follows members of Africatown, a small community in Alabama, as they share their personal stories and community history as descendants of the Clotilda, the last known ship carrying enslaved Africans to the United States. The ship arrived in America 40 years after African slave trading became a capital offense.
- 8/6/2022
- by Angelique Jackson and Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
This article contains spoilers for the ending of Netflix’s Lost in Space.
After three thrilling seasons, everybody finally made it to Alpha Centauri! But, as Lost in Space season 3 reveals, just because you make it home, doesn’t mean everything is okay. The final moments of Lost in Space season 3 resolved several plot points at once, and up-ended a lot of assumptions you might have had about the alien robots up until this point.
Here’s exactly how Lost in Space season 3 ended, and what it means.
Hastings has the key to the defensive shield Read more TV Lost in Space Season 2 Ending Explained By Michael Ahr
When the Robinsons finally arrive at Alpha Centauri, they know Sar and the hostile alien robots are hot on their tail. What they need is an Emp shield to knock out the attacking robots’ ships. But, in order to do that, they...
After three thrilling seasons, everybody finally made it to Alpha Centauri! But, as Lost in Space season 3 reveals, just because you make it home, doesn’t mean everything is okay. The final moments of Lost in Space season 3 resolved several plot points at once, and up-ended a lot of assumptions you might have had about the alien robots up until this point.
Here’s exactly how Lost in Space season 3 ended, and what it means.
Hastings has the key to the defensive shield Read more TV Lost in Space Season 2 Ending Explained By Michael Ahr
When the Robinsons finally arrive at Alpha Centauri, they know Sar and the hostile alien robots are hot on their tail. What they need is an Emp shield to knock out the attacking robots’ ships. But, in order to do that, they...
- 12/2/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Simon Guobadia wants the receipts! Porsha Williams' new fiancé is trying to disprove the recent cheating claim leveraged against him by offering a reward for the "facts." On Wednesday, May 12, Jessica Harris spoke with Baller Alert to allege that she met Simon, 56, at the Red Martini nightclub in Atlanta on March 30. She claimed he told her about his messy divorce from his wife, Porsha's Real Housewives of Atlanta co-star Falynn Guobadia. (Falynn said this week the divorce is still being finalized). Jessica alleged that Simon and a group of friends came back to her place on March 30 for a couple hours to hang out. The next day, she said Simon picked her up in his...
- 5/14/2021
- E! Online
Exclusive: Camping alumna Ione Skye is set for a recurring role in NBC’s upcoming drama series La Brea.
In La Brea, written by David Appelbaum, when a massive sinkhole mysteriously opens in Los Angeles, it tears a family in half, separating mother (Natalie Zea) and son (Jack Martin) from father (Eoin Macken) and daughter (Zyra Gorecki). When part of the family find themselves in an unexplainable primeval world, alongside a disparate group of strangers, they must work to survive and uncover the mystery of where they are and if there is a way back home.
Skye will play Jessica Harris, a high-powered attorney and the older sister of Gavin. Jessica is like a second mom to Izzy (Gorecki) and is fiercely protective of her following the sinkhole disaster.
2021 NBC Pilots & Series Orders
Appelbaum executive produces with Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman, Peter Traugott, Rachel Kaplan, Steven Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt and Ken Woodruff.
In La Brea, written by David Appelbaum, when a massive sinkhole mysteriously opens in Los Angeles, it tears a family in half, separating mother (Natalie Zea) and son (Jack Martin) from father (Eoin Macken) and daughter (Zyra Gorecki). When part of the family find themselves in an unexplainable primeval world, alongside a disparate group of strangers, they must work to survive and uncover the mystery of where they are and if there is a way back home.
Skye will play Jessica Harris, a high-powered attorney and the older sister of Gavin. Jessica is like a second mom to Izzy (Gorecki) and is fiercely protective of her following the sinkhole disaster.
2021 NBC Pilots & Series Orders
Appelbaum executive produces with Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman, Peter Traugott, Rachel Kaplan, Steven Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt and Ken Woodruff.
- 4/21/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Impact Australia, the entertainment accelerator launched down under by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Tyler Mitchell’s Imagine Impact back in February, has named 10 projects that will take part in its debut talent program.
The eight-week initiative, run in collaboration with Gentle Giant Media Group and Screen Australia, was originally slated to take place in Melbourne but will now pivot to a virtual form due to ongoing coronavirus disruption.
A total of 14 creators will receive online mentorship ahead of a pitch day, which is aiming to take place physically in the fall, with the ultimate goal of taking the projects, which are primarily TV but include two features, to market.
Mentors will include: True History Of The Kelly Gang writer Shaun Grant, Carnival Row executive producer Kai Wu, Lucky Number Slevin writer Jason Smilovic, Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl director Stuart Beattie, and Girls writer Sarah Heyward.
The eight-week initiative, run in collaboration with Gentle Giant Media Group and Screen Australia, was originally slated to take place in Melbourne but will now pivot to a virtual form due to ongoing coronavirus disruption.
A total of 14 creators will receive online mentorship ahead of a pitch day, which is aiming to take place physically in the fall, with the ultimate goal of taking the projects, which are primarily TV but include two features, to market.
Mentors will include: True History Of The Kelly Gang writer Shaun Grant, Carnival Row executive producer Kai Wu, Lucky Number Slevin writer Jason Smilovic, Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl director Stuart Beattie, and Girls writer Sarah Heyward.
- 6/25/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Selma Blair is joining Netflix’s 10-episode sci-fi drama series Another Life in a recurring role.
Another Life centers on astronaut Niko Breckinridge (Battlestar Galactica and Longmire alumna Katee Sackhoff), who is focused on searching for alien intelligence. She leads a crew on a mission to explore the genesis of an alien artifact. As Niko and her young crew investigate, they face unimaginable danger on what might very well be a one-way mission.
Blair will play 21st century media influencer Harper Glass, who uses journalism, social media and keen intelligence in an attempt to break one of the biggest stories in human history.
The Hellboy and Legally Blonde actor is repped by Wishlab and The Gersh Agency.
Blair is currently filming the feature After opposite Jennifer Beals and Peter Gallagher and also starred in Maria Gabriela Cardenas’ The Great Illusion. Blair recently guested on Netflix’s Lost in Space as Jessica Harris,...
Another Life centers on astronaut Niko Breckinridge (Battlestar Galactica and Longmire alumna Katee Sackhoff), who is focused on searching for alien intelligence. She leads a crew on a mission to explore the genesis of an alien artifact. As Niko and her young crew investigate, they face unimaginable danger on what might very well be a one-way mission.
Blair will play 21st century media influencer Harper Glass, who uses journalism, social media and keen intelligence in an attempt to break one of the biggest stories in human history.
The Hellboy and Legally Blonde actor is repped by Wishlab and The Gersh Agency.
Blair is currently filming the feature After opposite Jennifer Beals and Peter Gallagher and also starred in Maria Gabriela Cardenas’ The Great Illusion. Blair recently guested on Netflix’s Lost in Space as Jessica Harris,...
- 8/21/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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