directorial debut

In his directorial debut, Cord Jefferson taps an ensemble cast for a clever take on satirizing Black stereotypes with 'American Fiction.'

Kid Cudi plans on combining his music and acting careers together for his upcoming feature directorial debut, 'Teddy,' which will be co-produced by Jay-Z and be loosely based on the lyrics to a fan-favorite single off his 2009 debut album, 'Man on the Moon: The End of Day.'

Questlove is speaking out about his directorial debut with “Summer of Soul,” a documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969. 

Ever since talk for another actor to play the iconic role of James Bond, all of social media has crowned British actor Idris Elba to be the one. Although it hasn’t happened yet, Alba has an entirely different idea in mind. The Grio reports that Alba wouldn’t mind seeing a Black woman play the role of […]

Actress, producer and now director!  Terri J. Vaughn is doing it all in her directorial debut of #DigitalLivesMatter. It premieres on BET on Saturday, October 21, 2017. “No, I couldn’t afford them with this movie, ” joked Vaughn about having Kym and Sherri in her film. “It’s very exciting. I would have loved to have Kym and Sherri in this […]

Tasha Smith calls in to talk about her directorial debut When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakley Story which is airing on TV One. The film looks at the life of Falicia Blakley who was an exotic dancer that gets picked up by a pimp only to end up in jail with HIV. Smith explained, “It’s a very […]

Actress and director Tasha Smith was so excited to be on the show! Her new movie When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story premieres on TV One. This is her directorial début. On the idea for the movie, Tasha laughed and said,”Girl the movie found me!” The story focuses on the life of Falicia Blakely who was an […]