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Adam Deacon was referring to himself as the “underdog” before the BAFTA Awards ceremony – a competition he was even calling “a class war”. But by the end of the night, he was grinning like a Cheshire cat after picking up the Award for Orange Wednesdays Rising Star (voted for by the public). The 28-year-old …
The Tuskegee Airmen, an all Black fighter unit formed in 1941, prepared and trained to become pursuit pilots in a war that many of the Army brass never intended for them to fight in. The George Lucas film, Red Tails stars Cuba Gooding Jr and paints the story of how the Tuskegee commanding officers and …
A six part miniseries based on the life of Nelson Mandela is in the works from South Africa’s Out of Africa Entertainment, the UKs Left Bank Pictures and Canada’s Blue Ice Films. Producers on the series include Out of Africa principal Kweku Mandela, a grandson of the renowned African leader. Scribe Nigel Williams, whose credits …
This is the first episode of a new African children”s cartoon called Bino & Fino. 2010 saw the 50th year independence anniversaries of many African nations and this episode deals with the concept of colonialism and independence amongst African countries. It’s made for children between the ages of 3-5. The upcoming miniseries will be fun …
A documentary by director Menelik Shabazz called The Story Of Lover’s Rock, received a limited release in a handful of London cinemas. But it’s popularity took cinema’s by surprise as tickets sold out in advance and the screenings were extended. The film tells the story of an era and a music that defined a generation …
