Kieran Culkin and Colman Domingo on Why Acting Methods Are Useless and Objecting to ‘When Actors Call Themselves Storytellers’: ‘Sorry, Jeremy’ Strong https://t.co/dwYe0NXV4W via @variety
#Nigeria: EBROHIMIE ROAD: A MUSEUM OF MEMORY — New Documentary Explores Wole Soyinka's Historic Residence, Shot by Tunde Kelani (Trailer)
From the OlongoAfrica platform comes an intriguing concept of a documentary titled "Ebrohimie Road: A Museum of Memory," which explores how a seemingly ordinary house can hold extraordinary significance within the broader narrative of a nation.
The house was Nobel Laureate Wọlé Ṣóyínká's residence on the University of Ibadan campus, during the Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970).
More than just a structure, the house was a silent witness to pivotal moments in Ṣóyínká's life during those years, and by extension, the concurrent cultural and political upheavals in Nigeria.
In 1967, Ṣóyínká was arrested at this very house shortly after returning from a trip to Biafra, where he had gone in a personal attempt to mediate the escalating Civil War.
The house hosted many of Ṣóyínká’s friends, family, and associates during his confinement and in the years that followed.
Written and produced by Nigerian scholar Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún, the film, which peels back the layers of social, political, and literary history tied to the house, features interviews with several notables like Femi Euba, Folabo Ajayi-Ṣóyínká (his sister), Ṣóyínká’s daughters (Moremi and Peyibomi), and of course Ṣóyínká himself.
Cinematography is by Tunde Kelani (yes, the Tunde Kelani).
Kelani also produces alongside Jide Bello and Olajide Salawu.
The project is supported by grants from the Open Society Foundation and Sterling Bank Nigeria.
"Ebrohimie Road: A Museum of Memory" has July 2024 screenings scheduled for Lagos, (Nigeria); London (UK); and New York (USA): https://t.co/DOFY7UZOwu
#NAACP presents 2024 Cinematic Shorts Competition in Las Vegas from July 13th- July 17th. This exciting competition will give (6) filmmakers the opportunity to win $10k film grant & shine a light on issues addressing social justice.@nhbureau APPLY HERE - https://t.co/Jj20NsLebM
Tom Wilson, who played Biff Tannen in “Back to the Future,” wrote a song about answering the same fan questions for almost 40 years and it’s one of the greatest things available on the Internet
House Speaker Mike Johnson is among top US politicians with ancestral ties to slavery. Explore the political elite’s ties to slavery here https://t.co/X4sYdfi2y5
"Tonight's ruling upends almost 60 years of precedent in which civil rights groups have enforced Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act to make sure that our country has a democracy that is free from racial discrimination." - LDF President and Director-Counsel, Janai Nelson
Physical media is almost a Fahrenheit 451 (where people memorized entire books and thus became the book they loved) level of responsibility. If you own a great 4K HD, Blu-ray, DVD etc etc of a film or films you love... you are the custodian of those films for generations to come.
Wow! This is so good. Barack Obama knows exactly what to say, every damn time.
He taps into the struggle we are experiencing in society & in politics with culture wars, diversity and inclusion and the dangers ahead — unless we find a way to live & let live.
“It’s easier for people to agree on stuff when the majority of people look the same, worship the same way & share the same traditions. It’s harder as societies become more diverse, and everybody is at the table.”
Worth really taking in.
Africa has the fastest growing, youngest population of any continent. By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African. Early tremors of this seismic change are already registering around the world. https://t.co/qCe1eIHoYw
🧵To Our Fellow #SagAftraMembers:
It is with profound disappointment that we report the industry CEOs have walked away from the bargaining table after refusing to counter our latest offer. (1/11)