Hillman Grad Productions, by Lena Waithe, celebrated Tribeca Film Festival this past week with the premiere of Rising Voices.
On March 8, Amazon Prime unveiled a sneak preview at the series along with a discussion with creator, Little Marvin.
Cast and crew of Lena Waithe’s millennial lineup on BET gathered in New York on Monday, February 10, 2020 to debut Season 2 of Boomerang and Season 1 of Twenties, ahead of March air dates.
The AT&T Filmmaker Mentorship Program kicked off their third year with the debut of five short films written and directed by ten of the program’s mentees at Neuehouse in Hollywood last Thursday night. Mentees received the full star treatment as they were photographed and did interviews on the black carpet.
Queen & Slim starring Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie-Turner Smith screened October 10th to an audience at Brooklyn’s Culture Con. The film, written by Emmy winner Lena Waithe and two time Grammy winner Melina Matsoukas follows the story of Queen (Turner-Smith) and Slim (Kaluuya), who after their first date, are on the run from the law after shooting and killing a police officer in self-defense during a traffic stop.
Twenty-seven years after the release of the 1992 film “Boomerang,” which starred Eddie Murphy, Halle Berry, Robin Givens, Eartha Kitt, and Grace Jones, BET is helping to pick up the story from the film decades later, with their new series aptly titled “Boomerang.”
Represenation matters which is why entertainment industry leaders pay it forward by pairing up with the next generation’s storytellers!
Has anyone had a bigger calendar year than Lena Waithe? From her groundbreaking Emmy win for “Master of None,” creating and executive producing TV’s best new show, “The Chi,” to her role in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming “Ready Player One,” she’s squarely in the driver’s seat.
Exclusive: Stars Nia Javier, Marque Richardson & Producer Ben Cory Jones Talk ‘Step Sisters’ [Video]
Jamilah Bishop (Megalyn Echikunwoke) seems to excel at everything: She’s president of her sorority, captain of the step dance crew, liaison to the college dean and a star student who is on her way to Harvard Law School.
Jamilah Bishop (Megalyn Echikunwoke) seems to excel at everything: She’s president of her sorority, captain of the step dance crew, liaison to the college dean and a star student who is on her way to Harvard Law School.