On the surface, this collection of shorts by up-and-coming African American filmmakers arrived at a perfect time. The cutting-edge products of the New Black Cinema of the early '90s had disappeared, giving way to embarrassingly stereotypical, scatological fare such as Booty Call and Next Friday. This feature-packed compilation (which includes production notes, interviews with all of the filmmakers, and audio commentary by four) attempts to prove that African American cinema is intent on moving past the lowbrow humor, as six of the seven shorts steer clear of any comedy.
Tanya Boyd
Director
Muhammida El Muhajir
Director
Niva Dorell
Director
Chuck Wilson
Director
Lee Davis
Director
Jeffrey W. Byrd
Director
Charles Stone III
Director
American Pie: Revealed60%
Being James Bond77%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Love, Marilyn66%
An Evening with Kevin Smith74%
Daft Punk Unchained71%
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert82%
Hitchcock/Truffaut72%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
Looking for Richard68%
Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red68%
Western Stars70%
Cameraperson67%
The Up in Smoke Tour76%
Elstree 197661%
Heart of a Dog65%
African Cats73%
Live Aid79%
Elephant77%
Atlantis Rising61%
