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Every minority in the good old U.S. of A has heard or internalized that damaging myth: There can only be one. One model minority, one diverse member of the team (or cast) — and in Hulu’s “The Other Black Girl,” one editorial star at Wagner Books, as long as she falls in line. The 10-episode thriller (available all at once) is a faithful and gripping adaptation that will leave viewers exhilarated, entertained, and wanting more — especially from star Sinclair Daniel.

Based on the New York Times bestseller by Zakiya Dalila Harris, “The Other Black Girl” centers on Nella (Daniel), a rising editorial assistant whose world gets rocked in good and bad ways (and some in between) with the arrival of — you guessed it — a second Black girl in her workplace. Jordan Reddout and Gus Hickey serve as co-showrunners and executive producers along with Harris, Rashida Jones, Adam Fishbach, Tara Duncan,...

Exclusive: Fox 2000’s The Hate U Give has been selected as the closing night film at the 22nd annual Urbanworld Film Festival, which runs from September 19-23 in New York. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion led by Ava DuVernay with director George Tillman Jr. and stars Amandla Stenberg and Algee Smith in attendance.

In addition, Steve McQueen’s Viola Davis-starring heist thriller, Widows has been added to the fest’s screening lineup, as well as the Bet original film Running Out of Time, and Smallfoot, the Warner Bros animated film that features the voices of Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, Common, LeBron James, Danny DeVito, Gina Rodriguez, and Yara Shahidi.

The festival will also be celebrating the 30th anniversal of the John Landis-directed cult classic Coming to America with a special spotlight screening of the film Friday, September 21 and a Q&A moderated...

Universal Pictures’ “Night School,” starring Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish, will open the 22nd annual Urbanworld Film Festival.

“Night School” is one of more than 60 films and TV shows being screened at the fest — an annual showcase of diverse culture — including the debut of the Fox show “Rel.” “Get Out’s” Lil Rel Howery stars in the series and will take part in a Q&A following the screening at New York City’s AMC Empire 25.

HBO will also screen two spotlight selections: first-time filmmaker Rudy Valdez’s “The Sentence,” a documentary about mandatory minimum sentencing, and Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown’s “United Skates,” a doc about some of America’s last standing roller rinks.

Passes for the festival, which runs from Sept. 19 to Sept. 23, are available at the Urbanworld website, and tickets for official selections and spotlights will be available in September.

Here’s the full list of...

Today, indie filmmaker Nefertite Nguvu, announced that her award-winning feature film, “In The Morning” has been released on Video on Demand on the following platforms: Amazon Prime, Vimeo on Demand, Xfinity Streampix and Vhx. “In The Morning” charts the emotional… Continue Reading →...

On Thursday, April 20th, 2017, indie Filmmaker Nefertite Nguvu of the Production Company, Hollywood Africans, and Image Nation Cinema Organization will partner to host an exclusive screening and limited New York City run of the multiple award-winning feature film “In… Continue Reading →...

Just about a day-and-a-half left in the campaign, and 78% of its goal met. So just over 34 hours and $5000 to go and  for this to become a success! It's certainly possible... with your help. Read the details below, and make your contribution via the widget at the bottom of the post.  *** As Nijia Munin wrote in her review of Nefertite Nguvu's feature film "In the Morning," when it was screened at the Urbanworld Film Festival in New York last year (here) what may seem at first to be a light, breezy summer film about friends and love is actually something else much deeper and richer. It becomes, as she said, "an intense dissection of relationships and...

Twenty-five days left in the campaign, and 17% of its goal met. So just over 3 weeks to go for this to become a success! Read the details below, and make your contribution via the widget at the bottom of the post.  *** As Nijia Munin wrote in her review of Nefertite Nguvu's feature film "In the Morning," when it was screened at the Urbanworld Film Festival in New York last year (here) what may seem at first to be a light, breezy summer film about friends and love is actually something else much deeper and richer. It becomes, as she said, "an intense dissection of relationships and interpretations of love... adding a sort of contemporary romanticism to the film... We...

As Nijia Munin wrote in her review of Nefertite Nguvu's feature film "In the Morning," when it was screened at the Urbanworld Film Festival in New York last year (here) what may seem at first to be a light, breezy summer film about friends and love is actually something else much deeper and richer. It becomes, as she said, "an intense dissection of relationships and interpretations of love... adding a sort of contemporary romanticism to the film... We grow up hearing stories of love - fairytale romances, love at first sight, dream weddings - but what happens when love takes none of those forms? What happens when it is complicated, delayed, abrupt, or even painful? Does it...

We grow up hearing stories of love- fairytale romances, love at first sight, dream weddings- but what happens when love takes none of those forms? What happens when it is complicated, delayed, abrupt, or even painful? Does it still qualify as love? In Nefertite Nguvu’s debut feature film, "In The Morning," love is anything but a neat fairytale. Over the course of one day, Nguvu charts the emotional anatomy of several interconnected relationships as they grow and decline. In New York City, we meet a group of friends, including Harper (Kim Hill), Amara (JoNell Kennedy), Bly (Numa Perrier), Ravi (Hoji Fortuna), and Fez (Alzo Slade), for a daytime brunch celebrating the ...

Nefertite Nguvu, whose works include two well-received shorts and a ten-part web series on female emcees, The Road to U.N.I.T.Y., makes her dramatic feature debut with In the Morning, premiering tonight at the Urbanworld Film Festival. “In The Morning,” the film’s website describes, “is about love and transitions. It examines the complexities of love from the perspective of three women in the midst of some hard won self-transformation. It’s a mood piece that weaves together three stories about personal growth and the power of choice and action.” Below, we ask Nguvu about films set in one day, Brooklyn and working […]...

Nefertite Nguvu, whose works include two well-received shorts and a ten-part web series on female emcees, The Road to U.N.I.T.Y., makes her dramatic feature debut with In the Morning, premiering tonight at the Urbanworld Film Festival. “In The Morning,” the film’s website describes, “is about love and transitions. It examines the complexities of love from the perspective of three women in the midst of some hard won self-transformation. It’s a mood piece that weaves together three stories about personal growth and the power of choice and action.” Below, we ask Nguvu about films set in one day, Brooklyn and working […]...

Scheduled to make its world premiere at the upcoming 18th annual Urbanworld Film Festival (September 17-21), is Nefertite Nguvu's ensemble drama "In The Morning" - an indie feature film long-time S&A readers will remember (we first featured it on this site 2 years ago while the filmmakers sought to raise funds for the project). The film's journey is now on its tail-end, entering the next phase of the production/distribution/exhibition process, as it screens for the first time publicly, on Saturday, September 20th at 8pm, at AMC Theaters 34th Street, here in New York City. Described as a mood piece that weaves together 3 stories of personal growth and the...