"The Restore Fellowship Documentary" reconnects five Black Americans to their lost history
"Who were we before the harm of chattel slavery?"
Raquel Estes
Hi, I'm Raquel and I'm currently working towards a Bachelor’s degree in Film with a minor in Journalism at the University of Kansas. I’ve always been interested in film as a storytelling format and enjoy getting a bit personal in my writing.
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A Boom of Boring Biopics
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Subtext is "the meanings and feelings that flow below the surface".
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What makes a "Perfect Trilogy"?
The recipe that creates a perfect trilogy is good storytelling.
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Meta-Commentary as Art: How "They Cloned Tyrone" satirizes Blaxploitation
The only way to fight stereotypes is to break them.