Category: Film
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Wunmi Bello’s first magazine cover for GUAP’s April 2022 Issue. The cover star discusses the importance of loving yourself and others, finding your truth and protecting your light in your darkest moments.
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The good, the bad, and the ugly. Reboots either get it perfectly right, or the complete opposite. Here, we share some of the most critically acclaimed reboots on our screens.
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Yes, as the very long title suggests, the incredible DBK studios have just launched their collection of new short films by emerging black filmmakers entitled ‘Unearthed Narratives’. In partnership with Sky Studios, the initiative seeks to support and nurture talent from Black and diverse backgrounds. Usually when we hear of big corps pledging to support…
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Learn from some of the talented mentees on Netflix’s “Top Boy Mentee Scheme” as they share unmissable words of advice for emerging creatives Top Boy is no stranger to putting new faces on the map, with our GUAP26 cover star Jasmine Jobson serving as one of the show’s many gifts. On and off the screen,…
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![Tobi Kyeremateng’s ‘ÓWÀMBÈ’ Is A Nostalgic Look into The Heart of Nigerian Party Culture [@tobikyere], [@NetflixUK], [@OlukogaSayo]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cover.jpeg)
Netflix’s ‘OWAMBE’ Is A Nostalgic Look Into The Pinnacle of British Nigerian Culture The self-professed giant of Africa, Nigeria has a reputation for being loud, proud, and unapologetic. Nowhere better is this expressed than in the hall party, a gathering where only the finest clothes are worn, the tastiest food served, and the sounds of…
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Don’t have any plans for Valentine’s Day? Here are my top 10 films centering Black Love. When it comes to depictions of Black love stories in film & tv, we are still very new to the game. Many cinephiles will point out the rise of Black romance movies came in the 1990s. In this decade,…
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Ella Ezeike; the Nigerian-American photographer and director debuts her first short film ‘Bluebird’.
Where does true love live? This is the question that runs through my mind as I sit down with Ella Ezeike. Bluebird is a short poetic film that delves into the experience of the love and kinship that exists between a group of friends after the end of a romantic relationship. In the woes of…
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Lauren Hurrell says, ‘Take Me To The River: New Orleans leaves you with the notion that New Orleans isn’t just a place, but an identity that doesn’t leave you, and so where those people went, they have taken music with them, to share the spirit of New Orleans around the world beyond the city itself’.…
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Contribution by Gaby Mawson Gaby Mawson speaks to Abel Rubinstein about how Dungareess depicts his own queer relationship on screen as well as the filming process and upcoming projects. Dungarees is a short film that was shortlisted for the Iris Prize ‘Best of British’ films in 2020 and was also played at the London Film…
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Reggie Yates’ debut feature film ‘PIRATES’ brings Black & Asian male joy to the big screen. Driving around London in a yellow Peugeot 205 nicknamed the Custard Cream. The three leading gentlemen of Reggie Yates’ debut feature film, Pirates, are 18-year old boys searching for a New Year’s Eve Party to welcome them into the…