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BFI and TAPE Collective present new season exploring the nuances of being of mixed heritage In Ousmane Sembène’s groundbreaking debut feature Black Girl, Diouna longs for adventure beyond the borders of her Senegalese community. THE BFI and T A P E Collective today announce But Where Are You Really From? a season of films celebrating filmmakers who redefine, reject and re-establish identity and heritage labels, taking place at BFI Southbank throughout July. Now, this tongue-in-cheek nod to anyone who’s been asked the question is presented as a season exploring the nuances of being of mi...

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  Today, Love Renaissance (LVRN), the leading Atlanta-based label cultivating cultural bonds and redefining the next generation of hip-hop and R&B,, strengthens their creative team hiring Priya Minhas, previously a Senior Producer at Vevo, as the division’s Director of Creative Content. Previously at Vevo, Minhas produced and directed original content with both emerging and established artists such as Billie Eilish, Yungblud, Doja Cat and Ella Mai on visual campaigns that spanned live one take performances and short films. She was also responsible for developi...

7 min read actor Riz Ahmed learned some remarkable things when preparaing for his Oscar-nominated performance in Sound of Metal At 38, Riz Ahmed is an accomplished actor, admired rapper, committed activist – and a metric. In 2018, inspired by Ahmed’s often colour-blind roles, academics Dr Sadia Habib and Shaf Choudry constructed the Riz Test, the Muslim equivalent of the Bechdel test. Ahmed was not involved at the conceptual level of the procedure, which ticks such boxes as “superstitious”, “irrationally angry” and “perpetrator of terrorism”, but the...

Riz Ahmed makes history as first Muslim to pick up best actor Oscar nomination British performer in running for historic award for his role in Sound of Metal, a story about a drummer who must come to terms with his failing hearing Riz Ahmed has been vocal about his struggles against being typecast as a terrorist in movies (AFP) By Published date: 15 March 2021 14:11 UTC | Last update: 3 weeks 6 days ago British actor Riz Ahmed has been nominated for a best actor Oscar at the 93rd Academy Awards due to be held on 26 April, becoming the ...