@bfmmag put @isaachdebankole on the cover… Besides working with Arnie’s Villenuve on DUNE 3 - Isaach stars in my forthcoming film SPIRITS OF CONEY ISLAND… as none other than Baron Saturday… SPIRITS is one of the 3 projects we’re trying to find distribution for @marchedufilm
Honouring the incomparable Euzhan Palcy, a trailblazer whose work transformed how the world sees Black stories on screen.
At this year’s Black Perspectives programme of the Chicago International Film Festival @chifilmfest her legacy shines brightly, reminding us what visionary filmmaking can do.
Read more on bfmmag /2025-black-perspectives-chicago-international-film-festival/
#BFMMag #EuzhanPalcy #BlackPerspectives #ChicagoInternationalFilmFestival #BlackCinema #WomenInFilm
Walking the Path with Mandla Dube
From Kalushi to Makeba to Yasuke
Visionary filmmaker Mandla Dube continues to tell powerful African stories rooted in truth, resistance, and legacy. Read the full piece on BFM: /walking-the-path-with-mandla-dube-kalushi-makeba-yasuke/
#BFMMag #BlackFilm #AfricanCinema #MandlaDube
From London to Chicago and everywhere beyond, BFM carries forward a legacy of authentic Black cinema into the future.
We invite you to join us as we launch our fundraising campaign to build a new chapter for BFM, bfmmag.com
You can find us on GoFundMe at https://gofund.me/28fd35ef0
The link will also be in our IG profile.
This account is managed by myself Marva @marva.fyi and @griotsarts with bfmmag.com co-founder Floyd Webb @floydwebb . When Menelik Shabazz started the website, Floyd and I worked with him to bring his vision online.
It's been a few years now since Menelik's passing. Yet, his vision feels ever-present. Returning to this work with Floyd is both a tribute and a continuation, a way to keep the rich legacy of BFM vibrant for new and present communities.
BFM’s story begins in 1974, when radical publisher Menelik Shabazz met Chicago photojournalist Floyd Webb in London, UK. Their friendship grew into a collaboration that birthed Black Filmmaker Magazine and the BFM Film Festival, which—alongside Floyd’s Blacklight Film Festival in Chicago—became world-renowned spaces for authentic Black cinema. Though funding was often fleeting, their work built a transatlantic legacy of independent Black film culture. Relaunching BFM today is about carrying that legacy forward—transforming it into a vibrant alternative media network for a new generation of Black storytelling.
#BFMIsBack – Celebrating, documenting & amplifying Black storytelling
We're back after a hiatus during the COVID lockdown, with Part 2 of filmmaker Kolton Lee's reflections on The BBC's Moral Maze on Diversity! Visit our website to read the latest
Find stimulating, informative articles about the filmmaking craft at /⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Global Black Cinema⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Sent via @planoly #planoly #craft @bfmmag
