In this episode of Carolyn Talks…, I speak with TIFF Senior Manager of Festival Programming Robyn Citizen, about 40 Years A Prisoner.
Author: Carolyn Hinds
Carolyn Hinds
I am a Freelance Film Critic, Journalist and Podcaster - and avid live tweeter. Member of the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), my published work can be found on ButWhyThoPodcast, The Beat, Observer, and many other sites. As a critic, I believe my personal experiences and outlook on life, give readers and listeners a different perspective they can appreciate, and help them to see things in a new light. I am the proud host of Beyond The Romance Drama Podcast - a podcast dedicated to discussing Korean and other Asian dramas, the co-host of So Here's What Happened! Podcast (@SHWH_Pod), and the weekly science fiction film and TV live tweet event #SaturdayNightSciFi.
2020 has been a strange year thus far. It’s also been interesting and enlightening, in real life and on-screen, one example being the One Night in Miami. Directed by Academy Award winner Regina King (I love typing that), and written by Kemp Powel who wrote the original stage production, One Night in Miami depicts a fictional scenario where four Black men spend a night sharing, lecturing, educating, and commiserating with each other about the struggles of Black people in America. These four men are none other than icons Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Sam Cooke, and Jim Jones who, through their…
Directed by Niki Caro, Disney’s live-action adaptation, Mulan is a mix of the real-life folk tale, and the animated interpretation.
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