ICYMI: @smallmind.bsky.social and I presented our 2nd show on #tiff50 celebrations ! 🎉 See comments for list of films. Listen wherever you get your pods or just click here: open.spotify.com/episode/51AR...

In A Simple Soldier, cameraperson Artem Ryzhykov provides a first-hand account of war with hopes that his lens is a 'weapon' to bring change, writes @smallmind.bsky.social #tiff50 povmagazine.com/a-simple-sol...

Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising revisits the 1974 Ojibway Warriors occupation of Anicinabe Park in response to violence and systemic racism. @smallmind.bsky.social reviews from #TIFF50 povmagazine.com/ni-naadamaad...

True North shows how the Canadian dream turned into a nightmare for a group of Haitian students who were seeking a better life with the 1969 student occupation in Montreal writes @smallmind.bsky.social #tiff50 povmagazine.com/true-north-r...

- @patmullen.bsky.social looks at STILL SINGLE and Masaki Saito's work hard/play hard lifestyle - @filmfest.bsky.social intvws Min Sook Lee about her most personal work - @smallmind.bsky.social talks Black Zombie & Haitian Vodou w/ @mayaannik.bsky.social povmagazine.com/issue-124-fa...

"Refusing to remain in the structural confines that society expects of them is what makes the works of artists like Steve McQueen, Kahlil Joseph, Mati Diop, John Akomfrah, Isaac Julien and Alice Diop so invigorating," writes @smallmind.bsky.social in a new essay 📝 povmagazine.com/shifting-for...

New to theatres this weekend, 40 ACRES is the must-see Canadian thriller of the summer. A great feature debut from writer/director R.T.Thorne. 📽️

The rare Canadian film that plays like a summer action thriller. Which it is, now!

Spoke with filmmaker R.T. Thorne and actor Michael Greyeyes about their great film 40 Acres for @exclaimdotca.bsky.social. The film hit cinemas this week and is well worth your time. exclaim.ca/film/article...

some news: in 2026, i will become the president and owner of @milestonefilms.bsky.social, the distribution home of charles burnett, kathleen collins, bridgett m. davis, and many others. to be a champion of cinema is my life’s greatest honor & pleasure. learn more: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/m...

#Betrayal tells the story of the downfall of former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor and that of Cindor Reeves, a family member who fought for peace at a personal cost. @smallmind.bsky.social reviews from #HotDocs25 povmagazine.com/betrayal-rev...

An American Pastoral offers a snapshot of America's education system that's a reminder of a culture war that hurts those who need education the most, writes @smallmind.bsky.social #hotdocs25 povmagazine.com/an-american-...

GHOSTS OF THE SEA offers a haunting exploration of lost as a filmmaker revisits the disappearances of her father and brother, writes @smallmind.bsky.social #HotDocs25 povmagazine.com/ghosts-of-th...

Director Ryan Sidhoo observes a team of athletes training for the luge on the old track in Bosnia and Herzegovina in The Track. @smallmind.bsky.social reviews from #HotDocs25 povmagazine.com/the-track-re...

ICYMI on FRAMELINE: @smallmind.bsky.social and I highlighted just a few of the amazing films @hotdocs.bsky.social #hotdocs2025 Available wherever you get your podcasts or just click here 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/2MUz...

"Sinners" opened to overwhelmingly positive reviews. It had a bigger opening weekend box office than 9 of the last 10 Oscar winners for Best Picture. Yet, mainstream media is questioning whether Ryan Coogler's magnum opus is a success Let them

RED ROOMS, featuring a Q&A with director Pascal Plante in-person Monday, April 28, 8pm The Paradise, Toronto

Village Keeper is now in theatres. I spoke with director Karen Chapman about motherhood, mental health, and trusting your instincts.

Finally created a @letterboxd.social list for films on the Black Canadian Film website (including international movies directed by Black Canadian filmmakers): boxd.it/F0ff6

Day 28 - Silver Dollar Road (2023) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Day 27 - Nickel Boys (2024) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Day 26 - The Inspection (2022) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Day 25 - The People Under the Stairs (1991) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Day 24 - Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Day 23 - Selah and the Spades (2020) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Day 22 - Attica (2021) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Day 21 - The Photograph (2020) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Day 20 - Soul Food (1997) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Day 19 - The Gospel According to André (2018) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Turning poetic pens into megaphones, hip hop has always announced the realities of environments where poverty, crime, systemic racism, and over policing are commonplace. @smallmind.bsky.social looks at docs that celebrate and analyze this influential genre. povmagazine.com/hip-hop-docs...

Day 18 - The Five Heartbeats (1991) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Day 17 - Dahomey (2024) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Day 16 - Blacula (1972) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Day 15 - Sing Sing (2024) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

ICYMI: catch part 2 - @smallmind.bsky.social & I chatted about some of our picks from #Sundance2025. Watch for these in the year ahead! Wherever you find your podcasts or just click here 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/7mVR...

Day 14 - Jungle Fever (1991) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Day 13 - Till (2022) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Ahh CINEMA HER WAY by @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social is out Feb 25! Interviews with 19 amazing women filmmakers in a GORGEOUSLY designed book! Featuring portrait illustrations by me! Have you preordered your copy yet? bookshop.org/p/books/cine... Here’s a peek at some of my artwork 👀

Day 12 - Bright Road (1953) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Day 11 - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

I wrote about the biggest rap performance of all time, Kendrick’s positioning of anti-Drake-ness as part of a larger pro-Blackness and justice for Serena Williams andscape.com/features/gen...

Day 10 - The Brother from Another Planet (1984) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Day 9 - The Color Purple (2023) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

ICYMI: @smallmind.bsky.social and I chatted about some of our picks from #Sundance2025. Watch for these in the year ahead! Wherever you find your podcasts or just click here 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/2kDO...

Day 8 - Black Mother Black Daughter (1998) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Day 7 - Medicine for Melancholy (2008) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Day 6 - 40 Acres (2024) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Day 5 - Foxy Brown (1974) #blackhistorymonth #blackcinema

Screening this week at @hotdocs.bsky.social ' Doc Soup series, Igualada profiles Colombian human rights activist Francia Elena Márquez Mina as she turns her activism into an unlikely grassroots presidential campaign. Here's @smallmind.bsky.social's review: povmagazine.com/igualada-rev...