BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions — A Screening & Conversation with Filmmaker Kahlil Joseph
- Sponsor
- Department of English
- Speaker
- Kahlil Joseph
- Contact
- Irvin Hunt
- ijh@illinois.edu
- Views
- 20
- Originating Calendar
- Life of the Mind
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, producer Onye Onyanwu, and screenwriters Madebo Fatunde and Irvin Hunt.
Read more about the film:
- Screenwriting at the intersection of fiction and history | Professor Irvin Hunt's contributions help a new film reach the Sundance Film Festival
- New York Times Critic's Pick
- Variety Magazine Review
This event is sponsored by the Department of African American Studies, Department of English, Department of Media & Cinema Studies, Office of Integrative Arts, LAS Office for Inclusive Excellence, Antoni Agoustakis, Center for Advanced Study, and the College of Fine and Applied Arts.