Feb 26, 2020
Joining Bart and Chris as guest host for a robust discussion of the three-part 2018 BBC documentary series They've Gotta Have Us, just recently released on Netflix, is film critic Roxana Hadadi. We discuss that program’s approach to the history of African American and Black British actors and directors in Hollywood. Then, Bart interviews director Jacqueline Olive about her film Always in Season, which explores America’s tortured legacy of lynching (we previously reviewed the documentary on episode 705). It’s a brutal subject, but one that cannot be ignored.
Group Review Documentary:
THEY’VE GOTTA HAVE US (Simon Frederick, 2018)
Now playing on Netflix
Film Featured in Interview Portion:
ALWAYS IN SEASON (Jacqueline Olive, 2019)
In theaters and film festivals now
Other Films/Shows Mentioned/Referenced:
Link to review by Christopher Llewellyn Reed:
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Credits:
Artwork by Hilary Campbell
Intro music by Jeremiah Moore
Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)
Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed