BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions — A Screening & Conversation with Filmmaker Kahlil Joseph
- Sponsor
- Department of English
- Speaker
- Kahlil Joseph
- Contact
- Irvin Hunt
- ijh@illinois.edu
- Views
- 24
- 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, most known the companion film to Beyonce's album "Lemonade" and his collaborations with Kendrick Lamar, "BLKNWS" was edited by Oscar-winning editor Paul Rogers ("Everything Everywhere All at Once"), shot by cinematographer Bradford Young (“Selma"), and co-directed by MacArthur Award winner, Garrett Bradley ("Time"). "BLKNWS" premiered at Sundance this year and was ranked "Best of Festival" by Metacritic. Featured at nearly every major film festival in the country, it was nominated for Best Documentary Feature by the Gotham Film Awards and released nationally in November.
Rich Spirit Studios has granted the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign an exclusive screening, followed by a public conversation with Joseph 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, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, LAS Office for Inclusive Excellence, Center for Advanced Study, and the College of Fine and Applied Arts.