Children of Blood and Bone at NY Comic Con
There was pure magic at NY Comic Con as EBONY Power 100 Honoree Gina Prince-Bythewood and the cast of Children of Blood and Bone appeared on Saturday evening. The packed auditorium got not one, but two sneak peeks at the upcoming mystical fantasy drama set in a fictional African village. “This started with my love if the book; everything that was in those pages that Tomi [Adeyemi] wrote, is everything that makes a great film,” Prince-Bythewood told the enraptured audience.
Moderator Rian Johnson and Prince-Bythewood engaged with the cast: Thuso Mbedu, Damson Idris, Amandla Stenberg, Tosin Cole, Cynthia Erivo, Lashana Lynch and Chiwetel Ejiofojoined as each star shared their experience with the film, on set and off.
Children of Blood and Bone debuts in theaters on Janury 15, 2027.
Ava DuVerney’s 14th Makes You Think
How much do you really know about the U.S. Constitution? You’ll never look at it the same way after viewing Ava DuVernay’s latest documentary, 14th. The film, which closed the New York Film Festival on October 9, takes a deep dive into the 14th Amendment, which establishes birthright citizenship, due process and consequences for anyone who rises up against the Constitution’s core values.
Institutional experts and commentators, such as Sherrilyn Ifill, Stacey Abrams and POWER 100 honoree Van Jones, break down in clear terms how and why the amendment was built, the fragile ground it now stands on, and what can be done to keep it strong. Set to a curated hip-hop soundtrack and a musical score by celebrated jazz pianist Jason Moran, the film epitomizes DuVernay’s signature storytelling style and offers a powerful lens on American history. Although the director missed the post-premiere panel due to an unexpected emergency, she previously noted the connection to her last Constitution-focused work: “If 13th asked who gets caged, then 14th asks who gets counted.”
14th premiere on Netflix on December 4.
Once Upon a Time In Harlem Was the Group Chat of Its Time
When pioneering filmmaker William Greaves gathered Harlem Renaissance luminaries at Duke Ellington’s home in 1972, he may not have known he was creating the ultimate group chat. Artists, writers and musicians traded memories and debated Black culture and their place in it. Now, that magical moment returns to the light in Once Upon a Time in Harlem, completed by his son, David Greaves, who worked behind the camera that day. Featuring artists like Romare Bearden and composer Eubie Blake, the documentary preserves Black history through their candid words.
Before a screening at Harlem’s Lenfest Center for the Arts on October 13, the film was shared with audiences at the 64th New York Film Festival, where David, his daughter, producer Liani Greaves and fellow producer Anne de Mare shared insights into that unforgettable day more than five decades ago and how they brought the project to the screen.