These films illustrate both the undeniable threat of white supremacist capitalist patriarchy and the incomparable strength of Blackness.
Author Archives: Rooney Elmi
Rooney Elmi is founder and managing editor of SVLLY(wood), a biannual print and digital movie magazine geared toward radical cinephilia. The recipient of the 2017 New York Film Festival Critics Academy, her writing has been featured in i-D, cléo, Film Comment, Real Life Magazine and more. Follow her on twitter @zenonthesequal.
Processing Mortality With Cinema
In Dick Johnson Is Dead, Kirsten Johnson pens a mischievous love letter to her father about the only universal guarantee in life — death.
In Maine, a Space to Spur Change in Documentary
The Camden International Film Festival chose “Power and Story” as the theme of its 15th edition.
What Happened When a Filmmaker Asked Black Women Whether They Feel Safe
Hyperallergic talks to artist and filmmaker Ja’Tovia Gary about her award-winning short The Giverny Document and negotiating power in film.
A History of Protest and Activism at the Oscars
While we wait for what the Academy Awards might hold on Sunday, it’s worth revisiting the ceremony’s history of protest, beginning with Marlon Brando’s rejection of his award in 1973.