tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186698165589554338.post6122621085915052592..comments2024-01-03T19:09:09.739-05:00Comments on THE OBENSON REPORT: Sundance Dispatch #4 - A Good Day To Be Black And SexyThe Obenson Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327489832781036602noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186698165589554338.post-87866249951938449152008-02-13T23:32:00.000-05:002008-02-13T23:32:00.000-05:00I have not seen Black and Sexy yet, so I cannot co...I have not seen Black and Sexy yet, so I cannot comment on the film. I have seen some interviews with the brother and I wish him all the best. <BR/><BR/>As for the comment at the bottom of one of his reviews about his project being this new hot thing for Black cinema I found alarming. I just hope he doesn't believe that he is carrying some torch for Black cinema. A movement is larger than one person. It can make that one person wealthy and noticeable, but it cannot change the state of Black Cinema. In the current issue of Ebony (why I subscribe I do not know) they have an article entitled,"Blacks In Hollywood: Have we finally arrived?" My question is arrived to what? Being accepted by white folks (I am from the south so excuse the folks)? I bring this up because this is brought up so much. Even when a film is received by Sundance what does it mean? Does it mean they no what a dynamite film is? How many films have you seen that did not make it to Sundance that were just dynamite? All I am saying is Sundance has its politics just like anywhere else. <BR/><BR/>We have to find a way to appreciate what we do regardless of mass media, Sundance, Ebony and any media outlet that really do not appreciate what Black Cinema is about. Like cilayer said, filmmakers should find ways to talk about the influences that filmmakers who are Black are having on them and helping there fellow filmmaker along this Jericho road called life. Cilladyer, final comment really saddened me because he or she should not have to feel that way about cinema. I will end by saying that as soon as we (Black people) decide to create work about the various things that make up the essence of Black folk then we will see ground breaking cinema. IJeremiah Jahihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10869291860938300060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186698165589554338.post-25731655846402017912008-01-27T22:59:00.000-05:002008-01-27T22:59:00.000-05:00No, you're not off. I agree. We've certainly seen ...No, you're not off. I agree. We've certainly seen something like this before. <BR/><BR/>Because there's so little variety within the realm of black cinema, everytime a black filmmaker does something that's unlike much of the rest of the crop, we start to hear the media chant its usual proclaimations of a new dawn for black cinema. I recall when Spike Lee first burst onto the scene in the mid 80s, as an example.<BR/><BR/>I'm not implying that's exactly what's happening here, by the way, but it's just a little off-putting whenever I hear members of the media make such powerful statements, without taking history into consideration.The Obenson Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327489832781036602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186698165589554338.post-37684521875676793442008-01-27T15:14:00.000-05:002008-01-27T15:14:00.000-05:00I could be off base here...but perhaps black filmm...I could be off base here...but perhaps black filmmakers who are fortunate enough to garner media attention for their creative efforts should use the opportunity to draw attention to the efforts of their peers. I think this is one of the factors that stunts the growth of any movement. It becomes about one man's success and the achievements of others past and present go unnoticed. It's disturbing to know that many black people like myself, who love films, may never get to see some truly groundbreaking cinema.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com