Tag: Film
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Last Saturday 27th May, Cannes came to an end with Anatomy of a Fall directed by Justone Triet winning the top prize; the Palm D’or. While Cannes is officially a film festival it is also one of the most exciting red carpets of the year as stars, designers and stylists from all across the world…
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![Halle Bailey’s [@hallebailey] performance in the Little Mermaid is nothing short of perfection](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-25-at-16.41.38-1140x850.png)
Famously known for her iconic rise in music with her sister, Halle Bailey has remarkably risen as a lead actress to watch this year with her performance as Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Despite the racist slander and online back-and-forth regarding Disney’s progressive casting of a black lead for the white fictional character, all…
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The Crossing Chicken Films and The Prism of a Black Male are proud to present The Prism of a Black Male: the Exhibition, a half-day experimental exhibition that harnesses film as a medium to create a safe and inclusive space for delving into the nuanced and complex challenges that black men encounter—taking place 13th of…
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What happens when five high-achieving students in a school in South London decide to start planning a heist? Penny Up is a new coming-of-age comedy short film where a group of young students plans to take back everything the school had confiscated throughout their years. Adventurous, funny, and gripping, the short film is a dynamic…
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![‘A Thousand And One’ starring Teyana Taylor [@teyanataylor] shows a black mother’s sacrificial love always wins](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/image002-1140x850.jpg)
This year’s grand jury prize winner at Sundance is AV Rockwell’s A Thousand And One starring musical icon Teyana Taylor, who plays Inez. Inez is an unchainable tenacious black mother and hairdresser from Harlem with post-foster care trauma. Determined to save her son Terry from her foster care fate, she kidnaps the 6-year-old who was…
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Every year for two weeks, BFI Flare showcases the best LGBTQ+ cinema worldwide in its Southbank venue. This year, it brought to the British screens “Who I Am Not” for the first time, an intimate documentary following the lives of two intersex individuals in South Africa. From medical appointments to dates, the documentary showcases the day-to-day reality of…
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Nana Esi’s short film poses a subtle challenge to the narratives of what it means to love and who is deserving of love. On Valentine’s day, Nana Esi released her film, ‘Is it my turn 4 love?’. She comments on “black love and what you feel when you’re in love from the physical aspect to the spiritual aspect.”…
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White picket fences, women dressed in perfectly placed pearls, and musical orchestras are all part of the charm of the psychological thriller that we’ve come to know and love.
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A rom-com for ages, Rye Lane comes from the brilliant minds of writers Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia and director Raine Allen-Miller. Judging from the trailer alone, South London has never looked so playful and vibrant! Rye Lane is a romantic comedy that celebrates meeting the right person at the wrong time. Featured at Sundance Film Festival 2023, Nathan Bryon and Tom…
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‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ stormed cinemas worldwide in 2022 with its genre-bending approach and chaotic style behind a profound yet simple, philosophical message. Over six months after its release, viewers still comment on its tear-jerking power and praise it as a turning point in Asian American cinema. Its impact is being recognized not only by its viewers…