Category: Film Festival

My Views On “The Woman King”

The Woman King follows Nanisca (Davis), the general of the Dahomey Amazons, and Nawi (Mbedu), an ambitious recruit in the Kingdom of Dahomey. The film will depict how the pair “fought enemies who violated their honor, enslaved their people, and threatened to destroy everything they have lived for. This is a false narrative created by Hollywood.

“The growth of Dahomey coincided with the growth of the Atlantic slave trade, and it became known to Europeans as a major supplier of slaves. As a highly militaristic kingdom constantly organized for warfare, it captured children, women, and men during wars and raids against neighboring societies, and sold them into the Atlantic slave trade in exchange for European goods such as rifles, gunpowder, fabrics, cowrie shells, tobacco, pipes, and alcohol. Other remaining captives became slaves in Dahomey, where they worked on royal plantations and were routinely mass executed in large-scale human sacrifices during the festival celebrations known as the Annual Customs of Dahomey.”

Check out the video where I go into depth on the screenwriter, director, and cinematographer being all non-black. I also touch on how the inclusion of the LBGQT agenda will possibly be infused in the storyline.

Necessary Blackness Ep: 125 The UnAmerican Dilemma w/ Omowale Afrika

 

In this interview Omowale Afrikatalks about his new documentary and the aftermath of the 2020 election. #UnAmericanDilemma documentary

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Available now: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/unamerican

Link to full interview: https://youtu.be/T0fOIvn0FQk

Necessary Blackness Ep: Curtis Scoon Talks Black, White & Blue Documentary & Copyright Lawsuit Against 50 Cent

 

Curtis Scoon talks “Black, white and Blue“, the film that explores the issues of police brutality, social unrest, and why its important that Black documentary films are told through the eyes, ears and words of Black Filmmakers. We also spoke about the lawsuit he filed against 50 Cent over “Power” in addition to past and future projects. There are one-on-one interviews with notable figures such as Lord Jamar, Charlamagne Tha God, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Michigan State Senator Coleman Young II and many more.

 

 

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Elementary Genocide Docu-Series Nominated For Sa-Neter TV Award

I feel honored to be nominated for a Sa-Neter TV Award for my contribution to the world of documentary filmmaking. It goes down July, 7th in NYC. The Sa-Neter TV Awards will celebrate our unwavering warriors, undefeated scholars and the best and brightest among us.

 

Atlanta Film Screening & Community Dialogue – Elementary Genocide 3: Academic Holocaust

Elementary Genocide, Rahiem Shabazz

Elementary Genocide III: Academic Holocaust
Community Dialogue and Film Screening
Saturday, January 27. 3:00 p.m.
The Auburn Avenue Research Library in collaboration with Rasha Entertainment Inc., will host a screening of Elementary Genocide III: Academic Holocaust. The latest installment of the Elementary Genocide series, produced by journalist and filmmaker Rahiem Shabazz. This powerful documentary continues to examine the “school-to-prison pipeline,” the systematic intersection of draconian school disciplinary strategies and law enforcement policies that funnel African American children out of public schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems. This event will include a post-screening dialogue with filmmaker Rahiem Shabazz.

This event is free and open to the public at 101 Auburn Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30303.

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The latest installment of the “Elementary Genocide” documentary series, will help parents and all concerned citizens of the community to understand the dynamics affecting our public school system, and to help a start a conversation about methods to improve the likelihood of success.

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“Out of Darkness” Makes Its Debut Screening In Atlanta

Out of Darkness

Rasha Entertainment is teaming up with Director Amadeuz Christ for Atlanta’s Debut screening of the new documentary called, “Out of Darkness”. The documentary is a powerful visual that examines the untold history of African people, the African cultural contribution to the nations of the world, and the events that have contributed to the condition of African people today.

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Take Your Documentary To The Next Level & Make $100,000 in 6 Months

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Back in the days independent filmmakers felt the need to align themselves with a distributor. Oftentimes, they signed exclusive deals and the lion share of their profit was split with said company.

Today, you can self-distribute your own film via your website. Times have changed for the better.

Below is an example of how you can successfully get your product to your target audience.

During the trailer release phase of your documentary it’s important to create marketing assets, and videos to distribute on your Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts.

If you have notable individuals in your documentary or film with a large following or star power, get them to share across all their social media platforms.

If you decide to use Amazon or ITunes for your digital release, encourage customers to leave you a review. You’ll be surprise how many new customers you’ll get from 5 star reviews.

I prefer to use Amazon as oppose to ITunes (This will require another post to go in depth). With Amazon, you can retain the customers information. This help tremendously when we released Elementary Genocide 2, because we were able to get hundreds of pre-orders within 24 hours by contacting previous buyers.

iTunes has too many restrictions and you’ll never know who your customers are or the geographical location the bulk of your selling are coming from. You want to know your stronghold, so when it’s time to do screening or lectures you’re guaranteed a sold out crowd.

A lot of people think the DVD market is dead and it’s not. You can make hundreds of thousand in DVD sales alone. Especially, if you’re selling them at your screening. Viewers that are intrigued with the subject matter will oftentimes purchase a copy to show to family and friends.

Digital distribution is passive income. You’ll be surprised when those monthly checks hit your account.

Anyone interested in obtaining guarantee results and have a workable budget, send me an email and let talk business.

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