Month: April 2021

Event

Plowshares Theatre presents Roost, April 30, 2021

Friday, April 30, 2021, at 7:30 PM This Friday evening, Plowshares Theatre Company will deliver the one-of-a-kind experience you’ve come to expect from us. ONE NIGHT ONLY. NO RECORDINGS. NO REPEATS. BROADCAST LIVE ON FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE & PLOWSHARES WEBSITE w This time last year, Plowshares was about to produce the World Premiere of ROOST by Lee Edward Colston II, live, onstage from the Marygrove Theatre. … Continue reading Plowshares Theatre presents Roost, April 30, 2021

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Thriller, TV series, Urban Films

Final Trailer and Film Poster Art for Tony McCants’ “Papers 18: Blacksheet” drops April 22. Get Ready!

Papers 18: Blacksheet is now online.  Premiering April 22, this episode was dedicated to the memory of actress Cara Cooke who passed away on Easter Day.   In a Facebook post, this dedication read, “In Memory of Cara Cooke. For all the joy you gave us and your Talent that Shines. Rest in Heaven.”  Michael Cochran.In this episode, self-proclaimed activist Tyrone O’Dell has never got over … Continue reading Final Trailer and Film Poster Art for Tony McCants’ “Papers 18: Blacksheet” drops April 22. Get Ready!

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TV series, Urban Films

The official trailer for the Shiek Mahmud-Bey / Kamal Smith ‘Smokin’ Good’ TV series is now online-check it out!

SMOKIN’ GOOD TV Series Season One Directed by Shiek Mahmud-Bey / Kamal Smith Director of Photography Sean Snider Written by Ken Williams Produced by Shiek Mahmud-Bey Starring: Shiek Mahmud-Bey, Adrianna Jordan, Kahina Vashti, Emory Lawrence, Inchai Reed, London Aaron, Mara Kanyon, Ahmed Al-Hilali, Josh Barlett, Carol MW and Patrick O’Lear. Created by Ken Williams, Andre Watson, Shiek Mahmud-Bey ASK-Y in assoc w/ Black Out Media … Continue reading The official trailer for the Shiek Mahmud-Bey / Kamal Smith ‘Smokin’ Good’ TV series is now online-check it out!

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Events

Starting tonight, April 25 and running May 1, tune in for Idlewild International Film Festival April Monthly Screenings

  Join us for the Idlewild International Film Festival’s Monthly Film Series for the month of April.  A collection of short films and documentaries from all over the world which include narratives and documentaries. All six of our films will be available by on-demand screening from 04/25 midnight until 05/01 11:59 pm. Our filmmakers will be available 05/01 @ 12:30 pm via zoom, to share … Continue reading Starting tonight, April 25 and running May 1, tune in for Idlewild International Film Festival April Monthly Screenings

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Author, Female film directors, Female Filmmakers

From the pen of Theresa Chaze, from her book ‘Not For Ourselves: Chapter One’

Alyssa struck the match. Instantly, the end burst into flame. She held it to the wick of the white candleuntil it ignited. Pinching off the flame, she placed the match on the table. Taking a deep breath, she flipped her long chestnut color braid back over her shoulder; it bounced and swung around her waist. Focusing on her intent, she started the ritual. “Goddesses–Maiden, Mother, … Continue reading From the pen of Theresa Chaze, from her book ‘Not For Ourselves: Chapter One’

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Action films, Actors, Film Industry News, Michigan Film Industry

Two Stalwart Artists Join Cast of CDI’s ‘Silent Night In Algona’

By: Collective Development Inc. LANSING, Mich. – April 23, 2021 – PRLog — As casting continues for Collective Development Incorporated’s WWII home front drama, ‘Silent Night In Algona’ (Inspired by Actual Events), two award-winning artists have joined the ensemble. Writer, actor, producer, director Shane Hagedorn (‘Wild Faith’, ‘Lost Heart’), a longtime colleague at CDI, has been cast in the 1944 drama set in Algona, Iowa … Continue reading Two Stalwart Artists Join Cast of CDI’s ‘Silent Night In Algona’

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Events

The Toward an Anti-Racist Michigan Theatre Workshop has spaces available for the April 25th Workshop

The Toward an Anti-Racist Michigan Theatre Workshop has spaces available for the April 25th Workshop! Sign up today before space runs out! Join this thought-provoking workshop about racism in Michigan Theatre, how to identify all of it in various forms, and how to stop and prevent it from happening again! Event by BLAQN LLC and Dan Johnson Online: eventbrite.com Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 10 … Continue reading The Toward an Anti-Racist Michigan Theatre Workshop has spaces available for the April 25th Workshop

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Award-winning Michigan films, Detroit Film Actors, Detroit Film Personalities, Feature

J. B. Armstrong’s ‘Solomon’ will be available for rental and purchase starting April 27th

A chance meeting with an elderly black psychiatrist shakes up the insipid life of a young white writer.  Set in Detroit,  Solomon is a story of preconceptions, faith, race, and relationships that explores the life-changing effects of a meeting between two very different people from very different backgrounds and the unshakeable bond that develops between them. “Solomon” is the story of two men who navigate … Continue reading J. B. Armstrong’s ‘Solomon’ will be available for rental and purchase starting April 27th

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Actors, Detroit Film Actors

Shiek Studio Three Day Workshop, Friday May 21, 2021 – Sunday May 23, 2021

“Talent is an amalgam of high sensitivity; easy vulnerability; high sensory equipment (seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, tasting—intensely); a vivid imagination as well as a grip on reality; the desire to communicate one’s own experience and sensations, to make oneself heard and seen. Talent alone is not enough. Character and ethics, a point of view about the world in which you live and education, can and … Continue reading Shiek Studio Three Day Workshop, Friday May 21, 2021 – Sunday May 23, 2021

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Film Industry News, Michigan Film Industry, Michigan-made movies online, News, TV series, Urban Films

Tune in tonight to meet the cast of Kenneth M. Williams ‘Smokin’ Good’ filmed in Detroit

Tune into tonight to the live IG event, Sunday, April 11, 2021,  for this show written by Ken Williams and filmed here in Detroit!  This Live program will air tonight at 5:00 PM PST/8:00 PM EST on Instagram Live @smokingoodseries. “Smokin’ Good” is a crime series that follows August Good, a Black man making a better world for his family and community by fighting to … Continue reading Tune in tonight to meet the cast of Kenneth M. Williams ‘Smokin’ Good’ filmed in Detroit

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