THE SHADOW SCHOLARS
Directed by Eloise King
Oxford Professor Patricia Kingori investigates the hidden multi-billion dollar twilight ‘fake essay’ industry, leading her to the young ‘shadow scholars’ of Kenya. (North American Premiere – Spotlight Documentary)
WE DID IT. Thank, you, thank you, a thousand times thank you, all 2400 people who chose to help the Vagina Museum to grow and thrive! https://t.co/jsp1PUUPWu
Neema Barnette is the first African American woman to direct a prime time sitcom and to get a 3-picture deal with Sony. She’s directed episodes of A Different World, Luke Cage Gilmore Girls, Queen Sugar, Love Is, Harlem, Reasonable Doubt + more. At age 73, she’s still directing.
We had a great time at CAN I KICK IT? with @SHAOLINJAZZ. Join us on Feb. 24th for a work-in-progress screening of @gmdocumentary plus a conversation with Grandmaster Vic Moore at @CaryTheater. Details will be announced soon!
Of course this is now being repositioned as a freedom of speech & cancellation story & reduced to faux identity politics. The critique is not about who made this film, but how. It is about journalistic, documentary & representation ethics and care.
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👋🏾 Stance is excited to announce the latest production out of Stance Studios airing on the @bbcworldservice, Untold Legends: Ora. The 8 part series shines a light on an extraordinary story of the sporting hero you likely haven’t heard of #OraWashington
Last week, members of our 2020-2022 #DocumentaryLab cohort met in the Catskills for their final Doc Lab Retreat. We were so glad to be able to gather together safely in person at last! cc: @Ximena_AmescuaC @sabaahfolayan
Funding opportunity! Perspective Fund is looking for nonfiction projects & impact campaigns that aim to inform & engage voters about urgent, systemic issues in the run-up to the midterm elections in Nov. Learn more about eligibility + apply here: https://t.co/noPZkZywyo