by Jennifer Robinson | Nov 2, 2019 | Women in Film
It all started with a tweet, such is social media’s power to illicit debate now. Top Boy was the catalyst; that Channel4-come Drake-come-Netflix-rebirth of a certain brand of British black life…British black man’s life. Top Boy was trending on its first screening... 
by Jennifer Robinson | Sep 7, 2019 | Women in Film
It’s difficult to nail down a favourite Angela Bassett film, there’re too many. Bassett’s imdb.com filmography is lengthy. It was always going to be difficult to choose just one film; like gazing into a chocolate box and not knowing what to start gorging on. Yet just... 
by Jennifer Robinson | Aug 28, 2019 | Women in Film
(may contain spoilers) The juxtaposition of landscapes at the beginning and end of Shola Amoo’s The Last Tree are mirrors, anchoring the story to a satisfying conclusion. The landscapes are used as internal safe spaces for the boy then man, in this coming of... 
by Jennifer Robinson | Aug 3, 2019 | Women in Film
I was fortunate to have watched a preview screening of Shola Amoo’s The Last Tree (2019), a much-anticipated film. Amoo has up to this production, made short films with stories to include Touch (2013) and A Moving Image (2016). The Last Tree is an obvious... 
by Jennifer Robinson | Apr 15, 2019 | Women in Film
We get introduced to the characters of Third Act as the three women of this short film decide to collaborate on a project. The headstrong friends clash with ideas as they decide to enter the terrain of podcasting. Each has their own precise way they believe the... 
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