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Sundance 2015 Films Featuring and Directed By Black Talent<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

January 21, 2015<\/p>\n

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Once again, as the new year starts, so do the hopes for several filmmakers and talent who want to have their films picked up for distribution at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival.<\/p>\n

In years past, we have seen directors such as Ava DuVernay, Ryan Coogler<\/strong>, and\u00a0Justin Simien<\/strong> walk away from the festival with accolades while actors such as Quvenzhane Wallis, Michael B. Jordan, Emayatzy Corinealdi<\/strong>, and Tessa Thompson\u00a0<\/strong>leave many producers looking to cast them in their next film. With the exception of Lee Daniels’s ‘Precious,’ urban films that get distribution don’t usually make blockbusters numbers at the box office, but they do receive position reviews, which leads to respect within the industry. From Fruitvale Station, Middle of Nowhere, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Twenty Feet From Stardom, Mother of George and last year’s Dear White People, getting into the festival is not an easy feat.<\/p>\n

Congrats to those films that will be playing this year and hopefully, the rest of the world, will get a chance to see them, should it be pick up for theatrical release.<\/p>\n

Here’s are some of the films that will be playing at the festival this year that are either directed or features Black talent.<\/p>\n

DOPE – Director\/ Writer Rick Famuyiwa<\/strong>
\nCast: Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons, Blake Anderson, Zo\u00eb Kravitz, A$AP Rocky.<\/p>\n

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Malcolm is a high school geek with a high-top fade, carefully navigating life in The Bottoms, one of the toughest neighborhoods in Inglewood, California. He and his fellow outcasts share a voracious appreciation for all things ’90s hip-hop, opting to sport Cross-Colours and Z. Cavariccis at the risk of being clowned at school. He dreams of attending Harvard, but first he has to make it home every day. When a drug dealer takes a shine to Malcolm and invites him to his birthday party, Malcolm\u2019s crew is swirled into a hilarious blender of offbeat characters and bad choices where redemption can only be found in Bitcoin.<\/p>\n