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AKILLA’S ESCAPE TAKES 8 NOMS, 5 WINS AT THE CSA’S

AKILLA’S ESCAPE garnered eight nominations and five awards, including best original screenplay for Wendy Motion Brathwaite and Charles Officer who is also the film’s director. Other wins include Best Cinematography for Maya Bankovic, Best Sound Editing for Dave Rose, David McCallum, Krystin Hunter and William Kellerman, Best Sound Mixing … Continue reading

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AKILLA’S ESCAPE – OFFICIAL TRAILER

AKILLA’S ESCAPE – Akilla Brown is forty-years-old and for the first time in his life, the clandestine cannabis grow operation he runs is legit. Only one year into government approved legalization, the pendulum of hypocrisy takes a toll and Akilla … Continue reading

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MOTION & CHARLES OFFICER COLLABO ON CORONER 3

Jenny and Donovan help a young girl who seeks the truth about her father’s death. AVERY GRANT plays Rubee in CORONER SEASON 3 episode Eyes Up, written by MOTION and directed by CHARLES OFFICER. In the Coroner episode “Eyes Up”, which broadcasts on CBC on … Continue reading

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21 BLACK FUTURES PRESENTS…

REBIRTH OF THE AFRONAUTS: A BLACK SPACE ODYSSEY: “It’s New Year’s Eve 2059, the night before the long-awaited Reparations Day, and Chariott receives a mysterious call that leads her on a ride through the world outside her bubble. Cities are sky-high, … Continue reading

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21 BLACK FUTURES PLAYING NOW ON CBC GEM

      21 playwrights, 21 directors and 21 actors respond to “What is the future of Blackness?” in this urgent anthology series now streaming on CBC Gem. Tweet

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REBIRTH OF THE AFRONAUTS: ORIGINAL SCORE BY NON

https://soundcloud.com/niteowlnapsbeats/rebirth-of-the-afronauts-a-black-space-odyssey REBIRTH OF THE AFRONAUTS ~ ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK BY NON Producer NON composes at an astral-travelling original score for 21 Black Future’s REBIRTH OF THE AFRONAUTS: A Black Space Odyssey. The 7th Episode of the anthology series’ Season 2 is written … Continue reading

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21 BLACK FUTURES PREMIERS FEBRUARY 12 ON CBC GEM!

Tune in on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, on CBC GEM! Obsidian Theatre and the CBC are unveiling the first major project announced under Artistic Director Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu. ​21 BLACK FUTURES​ is an anthology of 21 filmed monodramas, commissioned from … Continue reading

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21 BLACK FUTURES!!

          OBSIDIAN THEATRE AND CBC ANNOUNCE LINE-UP OF DIRECTORS & PERFORMERS FOR ​21 BLACK FUTURES​, PREMIERING ON CBC GEM IN FEBRUARY 2021 21 playwrights, 21 directors, 21 actors 21 visions of the future of Blackness… January … Continue reading

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WATCH FOR COLORED GIRLS: A REMIX ON YOUTUBE

For Colored Girls: A RemiX  features an outstanding cast of award-winning actors and spoken word poets: Ordena Thompson, Faduma Mohamed, Chelsea Russell, Britta B., Akosua Amo-Adem, Paulina O’Kieffe, and directed by Motion. For Colored Girls: A RemiX is presented by … Continue reading

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FOR COLORED GIRLS: A REMIX

7 Women. 7 Voices. Coming together for a virtual reading of classic monologues intertwined with new poetry inspired by the play “for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf “. On the occasion of the 72nd birthday of renowned … Continue reading

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