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Life of the MindBLKNWS: Terms & Conditions — A Screening & Conversation with Filmmaker Kahlil Joseph

BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions — A Screening & Conversation with Filmmaker Kahlil Joseph

Feb 11, 2026 5:00 - 8:00 pm

Colwell Playhouse at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Film Screening

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Department of English

Speaker

Kahlil Joseph

Contact

Irvin Hunt

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ijh@illinois.edu

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BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions is an Afro-futurist film that braids fictional and historical characters in a stunning cinematic experience spanning 247 years across land and sea. Directed by Kahlil Joseph—known for his collaborations with Beyoncé (Lemonade) and Kendrick Lamar—the film is shaped by an extraordinary creative team, including Oscar-winning editor Paul Rogers (Everything Everywhere All at Once), cinematographer Bradford Young (Selma), and MacArthur Award–winning co-director Garrett Bradley (Time).

Premiering at Sundance, BLKNWS was ranked "Best of Festival" by Metacritic and was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the Gotham Film Awards.

Rich Spirit Studios has granted the University of Illinois an exclusive screening, to be followed by a public conversation with Joseph and collaborators.