Shadow And Act

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Sameer Rao  Feb 14, 2019 4:46PM EST

Celebrate Valentine's Day With 120 Years of Black Love

Shadow and Act compiled 60 seconds of clips, from 1898 to 2018, that show the power of Black intimacy and romance on screen.
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Sameer Rao  Jan 3, 2019 12:54PM EST

Producer dream hampton Demands Justice With 'Surviving R. Kelly'

She hopes the Lifetime docuseries breaks the systems that insulate the R&B star from the consequences of decades of alleged sexual abuse.
Vanessa Baden Kelly. Black woman in black t-shirt with white text holding black cell phone and surrounded by multicolored logos and white blocks with black text in front of green trees and white buildings
Sameer Rao  Nov 28, 2018 1:25PM EST

WATCH: 'Other' Captures Trauma of Being Black in America

The new short film explores the ways Black people contort themselves—and their speech—in White spaces.
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Sameer Rao  Mar 16, 2018 2:47PM EDT

Erika Alexander Wants to Remake the Entertainment Industry, One Project at a Time

Alexander on her production firm, Color Farm Media: “We’re a little more scrappy and less designed to be a part of the typical Hollywood structure.”
Black woman in light blue shirt and brown and orange plaid skirt sits next to Black man in black suit next to Black woman in green dress next to Black man in black and red and brown jacket and black pants in front of blue screen with white text
Sameer Rao  Feb 20, 2018 3:03PM EST

Word to Wakanda: Five Must-Read Articles About 'Black Panther'

Jump into the conversation about the movie’s place in ongoing discussions about race.
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Sameer Rao  Oct 12, 2016 12:34PM EDT

WATCH: Doc About Black Teen Metalheads Mistreated by Music Industry Execs

One scene in “Breaking a Monster,” which follows metal trio Unlocking the Truth, shows a group member’s parents candidly discussing why they turned the young band’s future over to professional managers.
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Sameer Rao  Jul 12, 2016 3:28PM EDT

John Singleton's 'Boyz N The Hood' Turns 25 Today

The film, which explores the damage institutional segregation and racism inflicted on several Black South Central Los Angeles residents, still resonates a quarter of a century later.
Sameer Rao  May 3, 2016 1:06PM EDT

Black Cinema-Focused Blog 'Shadow and Act' Has a New Home

The blog entered limbo when its former host, Indiewire, was sold earlier this year.