Episode 10 - Further Down the Americana Road

02/19/21 • 74 min

This week Adam and Mtume go further down the Americana Road, looking at "lost" 1970's film Joe, a film Mtume calls "a fascinating failure" as well as current films American Skin and One Night In Miami where we analyze the conversation around Americanness in movies. Adam also gives his keys to what Black Mainstream films must contain in order to be released.

Peter Boyle on Joe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQUyzjT1An4
Dr. Jared Ball on One Night In Miami and American Skin https://imixwhatilike.org/2021/01/19/one-night-in-american-skin-the-vernon-philosophy-of-black-media-avoidance/

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Episode 9: The Americana Cannon

Within Our Gates is BACK. This time with our new regular co-host Adam Thomas. This week we dive into the legacy of Cannon films and how their cinematic "cannon" think it gives evidence to how the white right-wing of today developed and our general xenophobic attitudes here in the U.S.

Show Notes:
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild Untold Story of Cannon Films Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5nKFvQ8gIM
The Delta Force Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-UCFBS4a5I
The Fictitious Life of Frank Dux https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGVb3YXaE30&feature=youtu.be
How an American Ninja Tricked Hollywood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vh4wbNy3Vo&feature=youtu.be
Hitler's Hollywood Trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVeFBjVcglU

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Episode 11: The Inheritance w/ Ephraim Asili

This week we are honored to bring on the show Filmmaker Ephraim Asili whose new film The Inheritance is to be released soon. Ephraim and I talk about Black cinematic expression from a multitude of perspectives and have a frank conversation about what it means to be a Black Filmmaker taking a radical pathway in today's landscape. We also dive into his film The Inheritance, which is a MUST-see.

The Inheritance Trailer: https://vimeo.com/515079985
The Inheritance Info: http://grasshopperfilm.com/film/the-inheritance/
The Diaspora Suite: https://virtual.filmlinc.org/tv/the-diaspora-suite/1