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Could Omar Sy be the greatest french actor of our time?

Netflix recently announced that French actor Omar Sy will star in the upcoming Extraction spin-off, taking over from Chris Hemsworth. This major news serves...

“STRAW”: Tyler Perry, the pain of black women and the need for a new gaze

With Straw, a new Netflix hit, Tyler Perry reignites debate about the way he represents Black women on screen. Sincere tribute or narrative confinement?...

The tree of authenticity: Memory as insurrection

National screening and popular success for The Tree of Authenticity by Sammy Baloji, a major work on Congolese postcolonial memory. When the tree falls, the...

Wayland Rudd, the forgotten actor of the Soviet dream

An African American actor exiled in the Soviet Union, Wayland Rudd embodied the thwarted utopia of a life dedicated to art and equality. Caught...

Fanon: A giant leap for francophone black cinema

Frantz Fanon once wrote: “Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it.” And what if Jean-Claude Barny’s...

TIMPI TAMPA: The gut-punch film that makes truths dance and masks tremble

With TIMPI TAMPA, Senegalese director Adama Bineta Sow delivers a bold, sensitive, and fiercely necessary debut feature. Supported by a 100% local cast and...

Before the MCU, there was Blade!

Before Black Panther, before the MCU, a Black vampire in a leather coat redefined the codes of superhero cinema. In 1998, Blade, carried by...

« Fanon » : Jean-Claude Barny brings Frantz Fanon’s anticolonial struggle to the screen

Through Fanon, Jean-Claude Barny delivers a masterful and committed biopic on Frantz Fanon, a key figure of anticolonialism. This intense film blends historical epic,...

Sudan, remember: When poets defy bullets

On May 7, 2025, the powerful documentary Sudan, remember by hind meddeb hits theaters. Filmed in the heart of the sudanese revolution, the film...

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