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A Black Panthers leader. A couple in love in midcentury America. A beauty queen who wants better for her daughter.
We recently asked an Austin expert for recommended movies to watch this Black History Month. Ya ke Smith is an associate professor of film at the University of Texas, as well as the Moody College of Communication s first associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion. He s also a celebrated filmmaker in his own right: Smith s debut feature, Wolf, premiered at South by Southwest in 2012, and shorts like Katrina s Son, Brother and dawn. have found audiences across the country.
Here are a few of the stories told by Black filmmakers that Smith thinks you should watch, in his own words.
Dec 29, 2020
Image via Disney/Pixar
Christmas Day is one of the most popular days for studios to release some of their most significant projects of the year, and this year was no different, despite the ongoing pandemic. WarnerMedia premiered
Wonder Woman 1984 on Friday, Dec. 25, simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max to rousing yet polarizing comments from viewers. While it was one of the most talked-about releases this year, two other films released during the holiday season are equally deserving of that attention–Disney and Pixar’s
Souland Amazon Studios’
Sylvie s Love. They are far different from the superhero film, but they are both full of lessons about how we should live our lives, especially after enduring 2020.