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In this episode our hosts take a different direction, they don't even introduce themselves, we find them in mid-conversation and from there touch myriad of topics such as how movies like The Photograph are just lame social mobility pieces for a small group of Black folks, the beauty of Black support, Spike Lee's Bamboozled, movies we're horrified that are coming out,  the Oscar front runner Nomadland and how it caters to white liberal poverty tourism. Check it. We go in and take no prisoners while also having a lot of laughs.  Will Smith's Emancipation: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/12/will-smith-antoine-fuqua-will-no-longer-film-emancipation-in-georgia.htmlMtume's Letterboxd review of Nomadland: https://letterboxd.com/mtume/film/nomadland/Mtume's Letterboxd review of The Photograph: https://letterboxd.com/mtume/film/the-photograph-2020/

This week we are ecstatic to have Dr. Jared Ball who is a father and husband. After that, he is a professor of Media and Africana Studies and produces multimedia for imixwhatilike.org. He joins Within Our Gates this week to discuss his Vernon Philosophy of Black Media Avoidance, and we discuss how and why Black people need to consider this particular lens when looking at Hollywood Cinema and media in general when Black people or Blackness is the subject. We go A LOT of places! Check it! The Vernon Philosophy of Black Media Avoidance. https://imixwhatilike.org/2021/01/19/one-night-in-american-skin-the-vernon-philosophy-of-black-media-avoidance/

This week we are honored to bring on the show Filmmaker Ephraim Asili whose new film The Inheritance is to be released soon. Ephraim and I talk about Black cinematic expression from a multitude of perspectives and have a frank conversation about what it means to be a Black Filmmaker taking a radical pathway in today's landscape. We also dive into his film The Inheritance, which is a MUST-see.   The Inheritance Trailer: https://vimeo.com/515079985The Inheritance Info: http://grasshopperfilm.com/film/the-inheritance/The Diaspora Suite: https://virtual.filmlinc.org/tv/the-diaspora-suite/1

This week Adam and Mtume go further down the Americana Road, looking at "lost" 1970's film Joe, a film Mtume calls "a fascinating failure" as well as current films American Skin and One Night In Miami where we analyze the conversation around Americanness in movies. Adam also gives his keys to what Black Mainstream films must contain in order to be released. Peter Boyle on Joe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQUyzjT1An4Dr. Jared Ball on One Night In Miami and American Skin https://imixwhatilike.org/2021/01/19/one-night-in-american-skin-the-vernon-philosophy-of-black-media-avoidance/

Within Our Gates is BACK. This time with our new regular co-host Adam Thomas. This week we dive into the legacy of Cannon films and how their cinematic "cannon" think it gives evidence to how the white right-wing of today developed and our general xenophobic attitudes here in the U.S. Show Notes:Electric Boogaloo: The Wild Untold Story of Cannon Films Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5nKFvQ8gIMThe Delta Force Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-UCFBS4a5IThe Fictitious Life of Frank Dux https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGVb3YXaE30&feature=youtu.beHow an American Ninja Tricked Hollywood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vh4wbNy3Vo&feature=youtu.beHitler's Hollywood Trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVeFBjVcglU

Show Notes:  The Gary Declaration Document - https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/gary-declaration-national-black-political-convention-1972/ Nation Time Rental Link - https://www.bam.org/film/2020/nationtime

Very excited about this episode. This week I have Filmmaker/Artist M. Asli Dukan (@maslidukan)on to talk about her work as a Black Leftist Filmmaker. We touch on a lot of subjects mostly framed around what is it like to be a Black Filmmaker with Left politics in today's climate. We also speak about left politics in Black cinema's history and many more things. Looking forward to you all listening! Show notes:M.Asli Dukan Website: https://www.maslidukan.com/Resistance: Battle of Philadelphia series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYHTKqGPM4k&feature=youtu.beSambizanga by Sarah Maldoror : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvoaUprC5bg

This episode we are extremely happy to have first-time guests Nina Monei (@wildfonts) and Keyma with us to talk about the Netflix film CUTIES. We touch on the discourse around it and talk about how Anti-Blackness has once again found its way into the cinema that is supposed to represent us.  Show Notes: You’re right to be outraged by Netflix Cuties, but “canceling” it won’t help https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/11/cancelling-netflix-cuties-wont-help-13257834/?fbclid=IwAR1Yo_5kGsq1PuJYOLY70xDZ8XXZsSKYFpbuxE9k8X_L7ryS9AX6cpqYi04 Mtume Gant’s review of Cuties https://letterboxd.com/mtume/film/cuties-2020/

Show Notes Who Killed Chameleon Street http://216.92.175.147/edition/article/28/who-killed-chameleonstreet Lost and found: Chameleon Street https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-soundmagazine/ features/lost-found-chameleon-street Why Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” Fails As An Exploration of Whiteness in America https://www.rezistansnwa.com/articles-why-jordan-peeles-get-out-fails-as-an-exploration-of-whitenessin-america/ Dont Call African American Theatre Black Theatre: Its like Calling a Dog a Cat http://massreview.org/node/7537 Champagne Sharks with Professor Dominic Taylor https://soundcloud.com/champagnesharks/cs-210-black-vs-african-american-art-feat-dominic-taylor-pt-1-09292019 August Wilson: The Ground On Which I Stand https://www.americantheatre.org/2016/06/20/the-ground-on-which-i-stand/

We sit down with Filmmaker and Producer Christopher Everett of Speller Street Films to talk about his film series Wilmington On Fire which chronicles The Wilmington Massacre of 1898 and its aftermath. We breakdown the making of it, the publics reception, chat on the current crowdfunding campaign for the second edition of the film series and also touch on the history of Black underground documentaries. Links: Wilmington On Fire: http://wilmingtononfire.com/aboutWilmington on Fire Crowdfunding Campaign: https://www.seedandspark.com/fund/wof2#story Show notes:How Filmmaker says Netflix blacklisted documentary Do Not Resist https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-blacklisted-do-not-resist-2016-12

Marcus Pinn of Pinnland Empire (@Pinnland_Empire) and Zebras In America (@ZebrasPod) drops by the Gates. We discuss modern Black Hollywood and the state of the “race” film as we break down 3 current films made about race: Native Son, Waves and Queen & Slim. This is part 1 of a 2 part episode (Part 2 is exclusive for Patreon listeners) Pinnland Empire web site: http://www.pinnlandempire.com/

This week we have special guest Trevor Beaulieu of Champagne Sharks to talk about Melvin Van Peebles' under-appreciated classic 1970 film Watermelon Man. And through the lens of Watermelon Man we talk about could a film be made like this today? Does Black Hollywood look to do narratives like this anymore? And if not what is the state of Black Film today?  Show Notes: Why Jordan Peele's Get Out fails and as an exploration of whiteness in America by Mtume Gant https://medium.com/@mtumegant/why-jordan-peeles-get-out-fails-as-an-exploration-of-whiteness-in-america-495da71e6c5 Black Spectatorship: Problems of Identification and Resistance https://academic.oup.com/screen/article-abstract/29/4/66/1646288?redirectedFrom=PDF This discussion went longer than expected, and the second half is on our Patreon feed, which gives you access to ALL bonus content from ALL of the Rezistans Nwa network.  Visit patreon.com/rznwa to support us!

Mtume and Andray (@andraydomise) review Spike Lee's not-Rambo-but-kinda-Ramboish Netflix joint "Da 5 Bloods." We get into the war in Vietnam, Black revolutionary politics of the 1970s, Rambo, Vietnam in US film, and Haile Gerima's "Ashes and Embers."

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