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Black films that changed the game

Black films that changed the game

It's Been a Minute vor 3 Jahren

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It's a big week in Black cinema as Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
hit theaters Friday. But on the same day, another film dropped that
may be just as powerful in its message about Black moviemaking. Is
This Black Enough For You? pays homage to the decades of creativity
that made the celebrated Marvel movie possible – and deeply
influenced cinema as we know it.

Host Brittany Luse sits down with Elvis Mitchell, the longtime film
critic who directed the documentary. They dig into the ingenuity of
Black filmmakers through the 1960s and '70s, the overlooked
contributions of Blaxploitation films and the one Black classic
that led to the demise of an era.

Then, Brittany talks about a different kind of homage with Bashir
Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle – the brains behind the sitcom South
Side and the variety show send-up Sherman's Showcase. The comedy
duo reveal why writing jokes around specific references can appeal
to all kinds of audiences, and how parody can be a form of
love.

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