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10th Annual Film Festival Comes to Milwaukee

October 29, 2018 By MKE Community Journal Leave a Comment

Wakanda forever! One of the more memorable phrases from the box office smash hit Black Panther.  The film became the 10thhighest grossing film of all time, and the third highest in the U.S. box office. Directed by Ryan Coogler, it became the 2ndhighest grossing movie by an African American filmmaker. Holding the top spot is F. Gary Gray, who directed the most recent installment of the Fast and Furious franchise Fate of the Furious. With budgets of 200 million and beyond, the two films well exceeded both profit goals, and the average film making budget of approximately 100 million dollars.

In contrast, Independent films spend an average of 750 thousand dollars on films total.  While on the rise, the number of independent filmmakers are still small, with the number African American creators being even less common.

The Milwaukee 10thannual film festival took place on October 18th running until  November 1st. The event highlights independent film makers of all genres and ethnic representation. A group called Black Lens Milwaukee focuses on films made by African Americans in an effort to bring more exposure to up and coming film makers.

There were a number of films being played; I had to liberty to see one titled, a boy. a girl, a dream. The film featured the hit series Power star Omari Hardwick, and talented actress Megan Good who has appeared in numerous movies and television shows. Hardwick played a graduate of USC named Cass, who was at a crossroads in his professional life.

Resorting to a life of club promotion, he quickly gets lost in Los Angeles night life becoming a heavy drinker. He then meets Frida (played by Good) and they instantly feel chemistry. Going through emotions of self doubt, confused romanticism, and happiness to name a few, the story quickly takes you on a heart pounding emotional rollercoaster from start to finish. Created by Qasim Basir the film showcased both the talents of the actors and Basir a must see film for any one who has ever experienced a place of stagnation in their personal or professional life.

by Joshua Thomas

 

Filed Under: MKE Monday Juice Tagged With: African American filmmaker, Black Panther, independent films

New Black Panther-Inspired Theme Park

August 30, 2018 By MKE Community Journal Leave a Comment

Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — The movie Black Panther made history and shattered records across the world. In fact, Black Panther became the highest-grossing MCU film of all time in it’s first week. The New York Times has called it a defining moment for Black America.

That defining moment has for a long time been the motivation for Heritage City – The African Kingdoms and Empires Theme Park Project pioneered by a group of Africans and African-Americans under the umbrella of the Heritage City Group, which funded a business plan and conceptual designs for the project in 2004.

Interwoven with the overall design of the theme park are rides and attractions that feature the ancient African Kingdoms and Empires such as Songhai-Mali, Benin, Ghana, Kush and Egypt.

Heritage City was designed to showcase Africa’s rich history and produce a total experience in learning and entertainment-all in one location. The theme park initially planned for Africa’s most populous country-Nigeria suffered significant delays due to corruption and bureaucratic bottlenecks. With the increasing popularity of Black Panther the initiative is now attracting inquiries from potential developers not only in Africa but also for possible multiple locations in Europe, North America and China.

Even though countries like Kenya, Senegal, Morocco and South Africa remain examples of tourism development in Africa, the appeal Heritage City comes from its uniqueness as a one-stop location that will showcase all of the continents diversity and bring to life themes from African movies, legends and folklore.

The world of Wakanda in Black Panther is a mythical nation in Africa that has the worlds most advanced civilization, but Heritage City is presenting the real Africa that pioneered scientific and astronomical discoveries in the Empire of Mali, built advanced architectural wonders such as the ancient Pyramids of Egypt and Nubia and whose Kings and Queens displayed so much splendor, wealth and intellectual sophistication.

Heritage City Theme Park is a multimillion dollar project initiative and will be a cumulative showcase of the entire African continent’s history, culture and entertainment in one spot.

For more details, visit www.heritagecityparks.com

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: Black Panther, Heritage City

Black Panther viewing and Talk Back

April 4, 2018 By MKE Community Journal Leave a Comment

Local council members select area youth to view and discuss historic film

A number of students and young adults will attend a viewing tonight (Wednesday) of the film Black Panther, then participate in a Talk Back, in an event hosted by Common Council members Ashanti Hamilton, Milele A. Coggs, Russell W. Stamper, II, Chantia Lewis, Cavalier “Chevy” Johnson, and supported by Alderman Khalif Rainey and sponsored by Alex Lasry, Senior Vice President of Milwaukee Bucks.

“Sometimes the most effective way to spark the imagination of our future leaders is to let them see and talk about a work of art that resulted from great imagination,” said Council President Ashanti Hamilton.

The event will give these young people an opportunity to share in the positive experience of seeing heroic Black characters, then delve deeper into the film’s themes during a panel discussion.

“Because this film encompasses so many fascinating subjects such as science, technology, colonialism, and African traditions, we also took an interdisciplinary approach with our panel of academic scholars,” said Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs.

 

Moderator: 

  • Portia Cobb, Associate Professor in the Department of Film, Video, Animation and New Genres at UW-Milwaukee

Panelists:

  • Kamela J. Goodwyn, Associate Dean in the School of Technology and Applied Sciences at Milwaukee Area Technical College
  • Robert S. Smith, Harry G. John Professor of History and the Director of the Center for Urban Research Teaching and Outreach at Marquette University
  • Victor Trussell, undergraduate student at UW-Milwaukee, currently studying psychology with an emphasis on Africology or Black, African, and African diasporic peoples

The program begins with a 6:30 p.m. showing of Black Panther, followed by a panel discussion and Talk Back from 8:45 to 9:30 p.m. Representatives from Running Rebels, Our Next Generation, West Care, We Got This and the Granville BID will also be in attendance.

 

The private event takes place at Marcus North Shore Theater.

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Alderman Khalif J. Rainey, Alderman Russell W. Stamper II, Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs, Alex Lasry, Ashanti Hamilton, Black Panther, Cavalier “Chevy” Johnson, Chantia Lewis

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