documentary
[Film Review] Voices from the Black Row: Preserving the Legacy of Black Theatre in the UK
16th December 2013 | GabstamaticHow many Theatre productions or plays can you name that have been written by Black people? This question was posed to a number of seasoned and aspiring theatre practitioners in documentary ‘Voices from the The Black Row’ which was screened … Read More
Project 2×1: Young Filmmakers use Google Glass to document West Indian and Jewish communities in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
4th December 2013 | GabstamaticThe brainchild of four 20-something Brooklynites, ‘2×1’ is an interesting look into the vastly different yet culturally rich neighbourhood of Crown Heights, Brooklyn and its Hassidic Jewish and West Indian communities.
Using Google Glass technology the project which was successfully … Read More
Trailer: Jean Micheal Basquiat – The Radiant Child
12th November 2010 | GabstamaticI’ve been making a few phonecalls about this film. That’s all I’ll say for now :).
Centered on a rare interview that director and friend Tamra Davis shot with Basquiat over twenty years ago, this definitive documentary chronicles the meteoric … Read More
Review: My Nappy Roots
12th April 2010 | GabstamaticWent to see ‘My Nappy Roots’ yesterday as part of the Images of Black Women Film Festival at the Tricycle Theatre. I’ve seen Chris Rock’s ‘Good Hair’ and had really wanted to see what this documentary had to offer … Read More
The Black List
24th December 2009 | GabstamaticSomebody hand me a late pass….this looks so beauitful, I’m off of find out where I can purchase volumes 1 & 2. In a film that works as a series of living portraits, prominent African Americans of various professions, disciplines … Read More
The Souls of Black Girls
6th October 2009 | GabstamaticI was listening to a podcast last month with the director of this documentary and I thought I should share this with you guys. The topics that they discuss touch on so many areas not just in my own personal … Read More
Still Bill: Bill Withers Documentary
29th September 2009 | GabstamaticThis is showing at the BFI Film Festival…I think you should go and see it.
Beyond Beats and Rhymes
24th February 2009 | Gabstamatic
“Man this hoe you can have her, when I’m done I ain’t gon keep her Man, bitches come and go, every nigga pimpin know” — 50 Cent
Ah, the sweet sound of misogyny — every time I … Read More