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Documentary: Football Fables
With the 2010 World Cup turning the spotlight on African football, this investigative documentary questions what it takes for an African player to make the transition to a top European club. Focusing on Ghana, and on a talented teenager named Francis, the film sheds light on the relationships between young players, agents, managers and bureaucrats. [...]
Weekly Roundup
Another dope week is ending so I thought I’d do a little rundown of cool things that I’ve come across this week: Maxwell: Fistful of Tears Not my favourite track from BSNight but a gorgeous video (the backdrop reminds me of thenublack tee a little, lol). I know I’m not the only one that missed [...]
Just Wright
Oh Holy NIGHT! I don’t even care if this movie is rubbish and that’s a lot for me to say (I love my film, and also refused to go and see New Moon even though someone was going to pay for me, that first movie was horrible). Um…Serena is my girl and I think she’s [...]
Review: My Nappy Roots
Went to see ‘My Nappy Roots’ yesterday as part of the Images of Black Women Film Festival at the Tricycle Theatre. I’ve seen Chris Rock’s ‘Good Hair’ and had really wanted to see what this documentary had to offer (if you didn’t know, there was an issue with Chris’s film as it came out after [...]
Images of Black Women Film Festival: April 9th-11th
I didn’t get to catch this last year but I’m very much looking forward to what this years IBW Film Fest has to offer – especially since it’ll be the first screening of ‘Say My Name’ in the UK (which I posted info about a few months ago). It’s being held at the Tricycle Theatre [...]
