The Haile Gerima story is one of personal and professional resistance. A warrior whose chosen weapon is cinema, Gerima has been at the forefront of the Black independent film movement for almost 50 ...

Filmmaker Haile Gerima, best known as one of the leading filmmakers of the L.A. Rebellion movement, is officially making his ...

The 4K restoration of the 1993 feature — following a woman who journeys back in time to a plantation in North America — is being re-released by DuVernay's Array banner and lands on Netflix on Sept. 24 ...

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes director Haile Gerima, who is to receive a Vantage Award from the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures this month. In October, the museum will host a ...

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For 50 years, Haile Gerima has been a beacon for genuine independence, free both from the strictures of the film industry and the constraints of conventional storytelling. The Ethiopian-born, ...

The Ethiopian-born filmmaker’s groundbreaking Ghana-set 1993 feature, newly remastered by Ava DuVernay's Array and streaming on Netflix, explores the legacy of slavery and doubles as a study of the ...

On Monday, Ava DuVernay’s Array collective announced the launch of its inaugural Los Angeles-based workshop in partnership with the Sankofa Film Academy. “Liberated Territory: A Masterclass by Haile ...

To celebrate Black history month, Ava DuVernay’s indie distribution, arts and advocacy collective Array has produced “28 Days of ‘Sankofa,'” an event series where select cinemas, universities and ...

The director, an eminence of American and African indie cinema, is being recognized by the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and Netflix. But he has long rejected the industry. By Devika Girish Haile ...