A Look Back: The Women of Wakanda
The message of “Black Panther” is that the potential and influence of women must not be ignored or discounted. From the strategic actions of Nakia as an undercover spy and refugee saviour on a personal mission who will not abandon her calling, to the knowledge centre of Shuri, who has the final words of the film when she says to the injured Westerner Sergeant Barnes, “Come, there is much more for you to learn,” all the women excel as examples of depth and variety of the Black woman.
Look Back: Film critic Carla Renata speaks her truth through her journey to becoming The Curvy Critic
“We made history doing that [‘The Black Experience on Film’ for Turner Classic Movies]. Turner Classic Movies had never done anything like that before. Because my love of film was fostered by my mother, to be able to have her watch me hosting Turner Classic Movies was everything.”
A conversation between Cinema Femme founder Rebecca Martin and filmmaker Tiffany Addison
“My mentor (Mark Harris) was the director of this film, and I coproduced it with him and starred in the film. ‘Nothing Like Thanksgiving’ will air on Thanksgiving of this year on Urban Movie Channel.”
Body, Heart, Soul
General Okoye, Spy Nakia, Princess Shuri. The film might be “Black Panther” (2018), but without these women, there would be no T’Challa, no Black Panther, no Wakanda, no Earth. While T’Challa was coping with his new role and doubting everything he knew, the women of Wakanda were by his side, showing him who they already knew him to be.
Issue 2, “Black Panther” Edition, Party Photos
Thank you to all who came out Wednesday to Revolution Brewing to celebrate the second issue of Cinema Femme magazine! Here are photos from the event.