PHOTOGRAPHIC JUSTICE: The Corky Lee Story – Releasing Theatrically April 19th: View New Trailer

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Run Time: 1 hour 27 minutes
Language: English
Rating: Not Rated
Genre: Documentary Feature
County: USA
Director: Jennifer Takaki

PHOTOGRAPHIC JUSTICE: THE CORKY LEE STORY will open theatrically in New York at the DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema on April 19 and in Los Angeles at Laemmle Glendale on April 26 with a regional expansion to follow.

OFFICIAL SELECTION: DOC NYC, CAAMFest, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF), Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) and many more.

For 50 years, Chinese American photographer Corky Lee documented the celebrations, struggles, and daily lives of Asian American Pacific Islanders with epic focus. Determined to push mainstream media to include AAPI culture in the visual record of American history, Lee produced an astonishing archive of nearly a million compelling photographs. His work takes on new urgency with the alarming rise in anti-Asian attacks during the Covid pandemic. Jennifer Takaki’s intimate portrait reveals the triumphs and tragedies of the man behind the lens.

Corky Lee was born in 1947 in New York to Chinese immigrants who owned a laundry in Queens. He majored in history at Queens College and became a community organizer in Manhattan’s Chinatown in the 1970s. Over the next five decades he photographed countless protests and cultural events in the Asian American Pacific Islander community. Lee’s photographs documented the birth and growth of the Asian American movement for social justice and he became known as “The Undisputed, Unofficial, Asian American Photographer Laureate.”   His death in 2021 at the age of 73 due to Covid was mourned in the press worldwide.

Filmmaker Jennifer Takaki  is a fourth generation Japanese American from Colorado. She began her career in journalism at a Denver TV station and later moved to Hong Kong to work with Encore International. In Hong Kong she produced English-based news programming broadcast in China, India, and the Middle East via Rupert Murdoch’s STAR-TV.  In New York, she produced and directed “Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story” which premiered at DOC NYC and was supported by the Ford Foundation and The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM). She was awarded the prestigious Better Angels Lavine Fellowship in 2023.

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Run Time: 1 hour 27 minutes
Language: English
Rating: Not Rated
Genre: Documentary Feature
County: USA
Director: Jennifer Takaki
Executive Producers:  George and Hillary Hirose, Lily M. Fan
Producers: Jennifer Takaki, Linda Lew Woo
Co-Producers: David Koh, Nicole DiMiceli
Editor: Linda Hattendorf

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Aaron Spears
Ahmad Jamal
AKA  Kiernan  Jarryd  Forbes
Arthur Duncan
Barrett Strong
Bill Lee
C-Knight
Carl Weathers
Charles White
Charlie Thomas
Chico Del Vec
CJ Harris
DJ Casper
DJ Mark the 45 King
Felton Spencer
Fred White
Gangsta Boo
Gordan Harmon
George Brown
Grace Bumbry
Harry Belafonte
Huey “Piano” Smith
Irish Grinstead
Jean Knight
Jessie Lemomier
Jim Brown
Kevin Lemons
Lance Reddick
Larry “Gator” Rivers
Linda Lewis
Magoo
Otis Redding III
Otis Taylor
Randall Robinson
Roslyn Pope
Rudolph Isley
Sheldon Reynolds
Thomas W. Dortch Jr.
Tina Turner
Tori Bowie
Trugoy the Dove
Vida Blue
Wayne Shorter
Willis Reed
YNG Cheese
Zahara

2024 NAACP Image Awards Winners

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Hosted by Queen Latifah for the second time, the 54nd NAACP Image Awards aired on March 16th on BET and CBS. View the full list of winners below:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Usher - WINNER
Colman Domingo
Fantasia Barrino
Halle Bailey
Keke Palmer

Outstanding Motion Picture

The Color Purple – WINNER
American Fiction
Origin
Rustin
They Cloned Tyrone

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

Colman Domingo – Rustin - WINNER
Denzel Washington – The Equalizer 3
Jamie Foxx – The Burial
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
John Boyega – They Cloned Tyrone

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple - WINNER
Aunjanue Ellis–Taylor – Origin
Halle Bailey – The Little Mermaid
Teyana Taylor – A Thousand And One
Yara Shahidi – Sitting in Bars with Cake

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Colman Domingo – The Color Purple - WINNER
Corey Hawkins – The Color Purple
Glynn Turman – Rustin
Jamie Foxx – They Cloned Tyron
Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Taraji P. Henson – The Color Purple - WINNER
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
Da'Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Erika Alexander – American Fiction
Halle Bailey – The Color Purple

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

Brother - WINNER
Back on the Strip
Story Ave
Sweetwater
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster

Outstanding International Motion Picture

Brother - WINNER
Anatomy of a Fall
Mami Wata
Rye Lane
Society of the Snow

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture

Phylicia Pearl Mpasi – The Color Purple - WINNER
Aaron Pierre – Brother
Laya DeLeon Hayes – The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
Mila Davis–Kent – Creed III
Teyana Taylor – A Thousand And One

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture

The Color Purple - WINNER
American Fiction
Rustin
The Blackening
They Cloned Tyrone

Outstanding Animated Motion Picture

Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse - WINNER
Elemental
Lil' Ruby
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Wish

Outstanding Character Voice–Over Performance (Motion Picture)

Issa Rae – Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse - WINNER
Ariana DeBose – Wish
Brian Tyree Henry – Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse
Daniel Kaluuya – Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse
Shameik Moore – Spider–Man: Across the Spider–Verse

Outstanding Short–Form (Live Action)

The After - WINNER
Flower
Gaps
Lucille
Rocky Road on Channel Three

Outstanding Short–Form (Animated)

Lil' Ruby - WINNER
Blueberry
Bridges
Burning Rubber
Ego' Curse

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)

Blitz Bazawule – The Color Purple - WINNER
A.V. Rockwell – A Thousand and One
Choice Skinner – A New Life
Dewayne Perkins – The Blackening
Juel Taylor – They Cloned Tyrone

Outstanding Youth Performance in a Motion Picture

Mila Davis–Kent – Creed III - WINNER
Aaron Kingsley Adetola – A Thousand And One
Aven Courtnery – A Thousand And One
Calah Lane – Wonka
Lennox Simms – Origin

Outstanding Cinematography in a Feature Film

Eric K. Yue – A Thousand and One - WINNER
C. Kim Miles, Julia Liu, Clair Popkin – STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Guy Godfree – Brother
Ken Seng – They Cloned Tyrone
Paul Yee – Joy Ride

TELEVISION + STREAMING CATEGORIES Outstanding Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary - WINNER
Harlem
Survival of the Thickest
The Neighborhood
UnPrisoned

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

Mike Epps – The Upshaws - WINNER
Cedric The Entertainer – The Neighborhood
Delroy Lindo – UnPrisoned
Dulé Hill – The Wonder Years
Tone Bell – Survival of the Thickest

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary - WINNER
Kerry Washington – UnPrisoned
Meagan Good – Harlem
Michelle Buteau – Survival of the Thickest
Tichina Arnold – The Neighborhood

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

William Stanford Davis – Abbott Elementary - WINNER
Kenan Thompson – Saturday Night Live
Roy Wood Jr. – The Daily Show
Tyler Lepley – Harlem
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Ayo Edebiri – The Bear - WINNER
Ego Nwodim – Saturday Night Live
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary
Shoniqua Shandai – Harlem

Outstanding Drama Series

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story - WINNER
 Bel–Air
Black Cake
Found
Snowfall

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

Damson Idris – Snowfall - WINNER
Forest Whitaker – Godfather of Harlem
Idris Elba – Hijack
Jabari Banks – Bel–Air
Jesse L. Martin – The Irrational

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

India Ria Amarteifio – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story - WINNER
Angela Bassett – 9–1–1
Octavia Spencer – Truth Be Told
Queen Latifah – The Equalizer
Zoe Saldaña – Special Ops: Lioness

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Adrian Holmes – Bel–Air - WINNER
Amin Joseph – Snowfall
Giancarlo Esposito – Godfather of Harlem
LaRoyce Hawkins – Chicago PD
Wendell Pierce – Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Gail Bean – Snowfall - WINNER
Adjoa Andoh – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Arsema Thomas – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Golda Rosheuvel – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special

Swarm - WINNER
Black Girl Missing
First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story
Heist 88
Lawmen: Bass Reeves

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special

Keith Powers – The Perfect Find - WINNER
Brian Tyree Henry – Class of 09
Courtney B. Vance – Heist 88
Lance Reddick – The Caine Mutiny Court–Martial
Samuel L. Jackson – Secret Invasion

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special

Chlöe Bailey – Praise This - WINNER
Ali Wong – Beef
Dominique Fishback – SwarmG
abrielle Union – The Perfect Find
Meagan Good – Buying Back My Daughter

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic
Special

Don Cheadle – Secret Invasion - WINNER
Carl Anthony Payne II – Binged to Deat
Damon Wayans – Cinnamon
Damson Idris – Swarm
Jharrel Jerome – Full Circle

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special

Phylicia Rashad – Heaven Down Here - WINNER
Aja Naomi King – Lessons in Chemistry
CCH Pounder – Full Circle
Micheala Jaé Rodriguez – American Horror Story: Delicate
Tisha Campbell – Every Breath She Takes

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)

20/20 – Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water – A Conversation with Robin Roberts - WINNER
The 1619 Project
theGrio with Marc Lamont Hill
The Reidout
Into America

Outstanding Talk Series

The Jennifer Hudson Show - WINNER
Hart to Heart
Sherri
Tamron Hall
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)

Wild 'N Out - WINNER
America's Got Talent
Barbecue Showdown
Celebrity Family Feud
Critter Fixers: Country Vets

Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)

A Black Lady Sketch Show - WINNER
A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip–Hop
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
My Name is Mo'Nique
Wanda Sykes: I'm An Entertainer

Outstanding Children’s Program

Gracie's Corner - WINNER
Ada Twist, Scientist
Alma's Way
Craig of the Creek
My Dad The Bounty Hunter

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited–Series)

Leah Sava Jeffries – Percy Jackson and the Olympians - WINNER
Alaya High – That Girl Lay Lay
Elisha "EJ" Williams – The Wonder Years
Jalyn Hall – The Crossover
Keivonn Woodard – The Last of Us

Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble

Sherri Shepherd – Sherri - WINNER
Bomani Jones – Game Theory with Bomani Jones
Joy Reid – The Reidout
Tamron Hall – Tamron Hall
Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Alyssa Farah Griffin – The View

Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble

DC Young Fly – Celebrity Squares - WINNER
Anthony Anderson, Cedric The Entertainer – Kings of BBQ
Nick Cannon – The Masked Singer
RuPaul Charles – RuPaul's Drag Race
Steve Harvey – Celebrity Family Feud

Outstanding Guest Performance

Michael B. Jordan – Saturday Night Live - WINNER
Ayo Edebiri – Abbott Elementary
Garcelle Beauvais – Survival of the Thickest
Giancarlo Esposito – The Mandalorian
Roy Wood, Jr. – The Daily Show

Outstanding Animated Series

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder – WINNER
Big Mouth
Gracie's Corner
Marvel's Spidey & His Amazing Friends
Young Love

Outstanding Character Voice–Over Performance (Television)

Kyla Pratt – The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder - WINNER
Cree Summer – Rugrats
Issa Rae – Young Love
Keke Palmer – The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Scott Mescudi – Young Love

Outstanding Performance in a Short-Form Series

Leslie Jones – After the Cut–The Daily Show - WINNER
Jessica Mikayla – Disney Launchpad Season 2
Kevin Hart – Die Hart 2: Die Harter
Nathalie Emmanuel – Die Hart 2: Die Harter
Seth Carr – Disney Launchpad Season 2

Outstanding Short-Form Series – Comedy or Drama

Doggyland - WINNER
After the Cut
Die Hart 2: Die Harter
Disney Launchpad Season 2
I Am Groot

Outstanding Short-Form Series – Reality/Nonfiction

I Was A Soul Train Dancer - WINNER
Did You Know?
Mama Mann's Kitchen
Ritual
RuPaul's Drag Race

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)

Michelle Buteau – Survival of the Thickest - WINNER
Adjani Salmon – Dreaming Whilst Black
Kale Futterman – Ginny & Georgia
Thara Popoola – Sex Education
Troy Hunter – Sex Education

RECORDING CATEGORIES
Outstanding New Artist

Victoria Monét - WINNER
FLO
Jordan Ward
Leon Thomas
October London

Outstanding Male Artist

Usher - WINNER
Burna Boy
Chris Brown
Davido
Jon Batiste

Outstanding Female Artist

H.E.R. - WINNER
Ari Lennox
Janelle Monáe
Tems
Victoria Monét

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album

Father's Day – Kirk Franklin - WINNER
All Yours – Kierra Sheard
Impossible – Pastor Mike, Jr.
My Truth – Jonathan McReynolds
The Maverick Way Complete – Maverick City Music

Outstanding International Song

"Me & U" – Tems - WINNER
"Amapiano" – Asake feat. Olamide
"City Boys" – Burna Boy
"People" – Libianca feat. Ayra Starr & Omah Lay
"Unavailable" – Davido

Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album

"Sensational" – Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay WINNER
"Boyfriend" – Usher
"Cobra" – Megan Thee Stallion
"How We Roll" – Ciara
"On My Mama" – Victoria Monét

Outstanding Album

Jaguar II – Victoria Monét - WINNER
Clear 2: Soft Life – Summer Walker
For All The Dogs – Drake
I Told Them… – Burna Boy
The Age of Pleasure – Janelle Monáe

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album

The Color Purple–Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - WINNER
Creed III: The Soundtrack
Godfather of Harlem: Season 3 (Original Series  Soundtrack)
Metro Boomin Presents Spider–Man: Across      the Spider–Verse (Soundtrack From and     Inspired by the Motion Picture/Deluxe Edition)
The Little Mermaid Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song

"All Yours" – Kierra Sheard feat. Anthony Brown - WINNER
"All Things" – Kirk Franklin
"In The Room" – Maverick City Music
"It's Working" – Todd Dulaney
“JOY (Unspeakable) – Voices of Fire feat. Pharrell Williams

Outstanding Jazz Album

Brand New Life – Brandee Younger - WINNER
Melusine – Cécile McLorin Salvant
Who Are You When No One is Watching? – Braxton Cook
Phoenix – Lakecia Benjamin
Truth Be Told – Angie Wells

Outstanding Soul/R&B Song

"ICU Remix" – Coco Jones feat. Justin Timberlake WINNER
"Back To Your Place" – October London
"Good Good" – Usher feat. 21 Savage x Summer Walker
"On My Mama" – Victoria Monét
"Lipstick Lover" – Janelle Monáe

Outstanding Hip-Hop/Rap Song
"Cobra" – Megan Thee Stallion – WINNER
 "All My Life" – Lil Durk feat. J. Cole
"Blue Eyes" – Vic Mensa
"Palisades, CA" – Larry June & The Alchemist
"Sittin' On Top of the World" – Burna Boy & 21 Savage

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)

Ciara feat. Chris Brown – "How We Roll" - WINNER
Coco Jones feat. Justin Timberlake – "ICU Remix"
Dreamville, Bas & Black Sherif feat. Kel–P – "Creed III: Soundtrack"
Karen Clark Sheard, Hezekiah Walker, Kierra Sheard – "God Is Good"
Voices of Fire – "Joy (Unspeakable)"

Outstanding Original Score for TV/Film

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts – Jongnic Bontemps - WINNER
American Fiction – Laura Karpman
Rustin – Branford Marsalis
The Color Purple – Kris Bowers
The Other Black Girl – EmmoLei Sankofa

DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES
Outstanding Documentary (Film)

Invisible Beauty - WINNER
American Symphony
Fast Dreams
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Stamped from the Beginning

Outstanding Documentary (Television)

High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America - WINNER
American Experience
Dear Mama
Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Onl
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip–Hop

Outstanding Short-Form Documentary

Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games - WINNER
Alive in Bronze: Huey P. Newton
Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney
Freshwater
Ifine: Beauty

WRITING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

Norman Vance, Jr. – Saturdays - WINNER
Ava Coleman – Abbott Elementary
Brittani Nichols – Abbott Elementary
Donald Glover, Janine Nabers – Swarm
Michelle Buteau – Survival of the Thickest

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series

Carla Banks–Waddles – Bel–Air - WINNER
Lee Sung Jin – BEEF
Marissa Jo Cerar – Black Cake
Nkechi Okoro Carroll – Found
Shonda Rhimes – Queen Charlotte: A  Bridgerton Story

Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special

Dwayne Johnson–Cochran – Heist 88 - WINNER
Frank E. Flowers, Tony Rettenmaier, Juel Taylor – Shooting Stars
Marlon Wayans – Marlon Wayans: God Loves Me
Sam Jay – Sam Jay: Salute Me or Shoot Me
Tina Gordon, Brandon Broussard, Hudson Obayuwana, Jana Savage, Camilla Blackett – Praise This

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture

Cord Jefferson – American Fiction - WINNER
A.V. Rockwell – A Thousand and One
Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier – They Cloned Tyrone
Maggie Betts, Doug Wright – The Burial
Marcus Gardley – The Color Purple

DIRECTING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

Neema Barnette – Grand Crew - WINNER
Amy Aniobi – Survival of the Thickest
Donald Glover – Swarm
Numa Perrier – UnPrisoned
Robbie Countryman – The Upshaws

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

Dawn Wilkinson – Power Book II: Ghost - WINNER
Alonso Alvarez–Barreda – Snowfall
Amin Joseph – Snowfall
Carl Seaton – Godfather of Harlem
Geary McLeod – Power Book II: Ghost

Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special

Chris Robinson – Shooting Stars - WINNER
Bryian Keith Montgomery Jr. – Cinnamon
Keke Palmer – Big Boss
Numa Perrier – The Perfect Find
Vivica A. Fox – First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture

Ava DuVernay – Origin - WINNER
Antoine Fuqua – The Equalizer 3
George C. Wolfe – Rustin
Juel Taylor – They Cloned Tyrone
Michael B. Jordan – Creed III

Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)

Allen Hughes – Dear Mama - WINNER
Bethann Hardison, Frédéric Tcheng – Invisible Beauty
Dave Wooley, David Heilbroner – Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over
Lisa Cortés – Little Richard: I Am Everything
Roger Ross Williams – Stamped from the Beginning

LITERARY CATEGORIES
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction

Family Lore – Elizabeth Acevedo - WINNER
Everything Is Not Enough – Lola Akinmade Åkerström
House of Eve – Sadeqa Johnson
Let Us Descend – Jesmyn Ward
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store – James McBride

Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction

The New Brownies' Book: A Love Letter to Black Families – Karida L. Brown, Charly Palmer - WINNER

Black AF History: The Un–Whitewashed Story of America – Michael
Harriot
BLK ART: The Audacious Legacy of Black Artists and Models in Western Art – Zaria Ware
Iconic Home: Interiors, Advice, and Stories from 50 Amazing Black Designers – Black Interior Designers and June Reese
The Art of Ruth E. Carter – Ruth E. Carter (Foreword by Danai Gurira)

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author

Rootless – Krystle Zara Appiah - WINNER
And Then He Sang a Lullaby – Ani Kayode Somtochukwu
Coleman Hill: A Novel – Kim Coleman Foote
The Black Joy Project – Kleaver Cru
The God of Good Looks – Breanne McIvor

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography

Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement – Dr. Tanisha C. Ford - WINNER
Love and Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts – Maya Moore Irons
Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the Odds – Rich Paul
Nothing Is Missing – Nicole Walters
Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes – Stephen A. Smith

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional

Historically Black Phrases: From "I Ain't One of Your Lil' Friends" to "Who All Gon" Be There?" – Jarett Hill, Tre'vell Anderson - WINNER

Badass Vegan: Fuel Your Body, Ph*ck the System, and Live Your Life Right – John Lewis

Everyday Grand: Soulful Recipes for Celebrating Life's Big and Small Moments – Jocelyn Delk Adams, Olga Massov

Flower Love: Lush Floral Arrangements for the Heart and Home – Kristen Griffith–VanderYacht

Livable Luxe – Brigette Romanek

Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry

Suddenly We – Evie Shockley - WINNER
Above Ground – Clint Smith
So to Speak – Terrance Hayes
The Ferguson Report: An Erasure – Nicole Sealey
Why Fathers Cry at Night – Kwame Alexander

Outstanding Literary Work – Children

CROWNED: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora – Kahran Bethencourt - WINNER

How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee –Carole Boston Weathorford, Frank Morrison

I Absolutely, Positively Love My Spots – Lid'ya C. Rivera, Nina Mata

Is This Love? – Cedella Marley, Alea Marley

Like Lava In My Veins – Derrick Barnes, Shawn Martinbrough

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens

Everyone's Thinking It – Aleema Omotoni - WINNER
Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans – Isi Hendrix
Eb & Flow – Kelly J. Baptist
Fatima Tate Takes the Cake – Khadijah VanBrakle
Friday I'm in Love – Camryn Garrett

Outstanding Graphic Novel

The Talk – Darrin Bell - WINNER
Curlfriends: New in Town – Sharee Miller
Ms Davis: A Graphic Biography – Sybille Titeux de la Croix, Amazing Améziane
Queenie: Godmother of Harlem – Aurelie Levy, Elizabeth Colomba
Stamped from the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America – Dr. Ibram X Kendi, Joel Christian Gill

PODCAST CATEGORIES

Outstanding News and Information Podcast

Holding Court with Eboni K. Williams - WINNER
#SundayCivics
Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn–Grant
Into America with Trymaine Lee
The Assignment with Audie Cornish

Outstanding Lifestyle/Self-Help Podcast

Black Money Tree - WINNER
Chile, Please
Is This Going To Cause An Argument
The Laverne Cox Show
The Light

Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast

The 85 South Show with Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean - WINNER
Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
Jill Scott Presents: Jill the Podcast
More Than That with Gia Peppers
The Bakari Sellers Podcast

Outstanding Arts and Entertainment Podcast

Here’s The Thing - WINNER
All the Smoke
Baby, This is Keke Palmer
Being Black: The 80s
Nightcap with Unc and Ocho

Outstanding Scripted Series Podcast

Yes We Cannabis - WINNER
Crimson Hearts Collide
Small Victories
TwentyOne 21: A Black AF Scripted Audio Comedy
Whose Amazing Life?

Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short-Form

Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast  - WINNER
I Am Story
Official Ignorance: The Death in Custody Podcast
Reclaimed: the Forgotten League
The Greatest Day: The Epic Story Behind Hip–Hop’s Most Iconic Photograph

COSTUME DESIGN, MAKE–UP & HAIRSTYLING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Costume Design (Television or Film)

Francine Jamison–Tanchuck –The Color Purple - WINNER
Charlese Antoinette Jones – Air
Dierdra Elizabeth Govan –I’m A Virgo
Toni–Leslie James, Josh Quinn –Rustin
Marci Rodgers, Richard Gross, Paul A. Simmons Jr. – Shooting Stars

Outstanding Make-up (Television or Film)

Carol Rasheed, Saisha Beecham, Ngozi Olandu Young, Manny Davila, Milene Melendez –The Color Purple - WINNER
Cole Patterson, Fabiola Mercado – Bel–Air
Miho Suzuki –Lessons in Chemistry
Beverly Jo Pryor, Eric Pagdin, Quintessence Patterson –Rustin
Denise Pugh–Ruiz –UnPrisoned

Outstanding Hairstyling (Television or Film)

Lawrence Davis, Tym Wallace, Andrea Mona Bowen, Angela Renae Dyson, Jorge Benitez Villalobos – The Color Purple - WINNER
Shavonne Brown – A Black Lady Sketch Show
Carla Joi Farmer – Air
Elizabeth Robinson – Creed III
Melissa “Missy” Forney, Sterfon Demings – A Black Lady Sketch Show

Outstanding Stunt Ensemble (TV or Film)

Creed III - WINNER
The Continental: From the World of John Wick
They Cloned Tyrone
Titans
Warrior

OUTSTANDING SOCIAL MEDIA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

Angel Laketa Moore - WINNER
Druski
Keith Lee
Lynae Vanee
Terrell Grice

 

‘SHIRELY’ Starring Regina King in U.S Release March 15th and Netflix March 22nd

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Release dates; March 15, 2024 (United States), March 22, 2024 (Netflix)
Director and Writer: John Ridley
Starring: Regina King, Lance Reddick, Lucas Hedges, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Christina Jackson, Michael Cherrie, André Holland, Terrence Howard
Genre: Biographical Drama
Country: United States
Language: English
Run Time: 1 hour 57 minutes

SHIRLEY tells the story of the remarkable life of Shirley Chisholm (Regina King), the first black women elected to congress and her history making 1972 run for President of the United States.

The late actor, Lance Reddick stars as Wesley McDonald "Mac" Holder, Terrence Howard as Arthur Hardwick Jr., Lucas Hedges as Robert Gottlieb, Brian Stokes Mitchell as Stanley Townsend, Christina Jackson as Barbara Lee, Michael Cherrie as Conrad Chisholm, André Holland as Walter Fauntroy, Dorian Missick as Ron Dellums, Amirah Vann as Diahann Carroll, W. Earl Brown as George Wallace, Brad James as Huey P. Newton, Reina King as Muriel St. Hill.

Director and Writer: John Ridley
Producers: Regina King, Reina King, Anikah McLaren, Elizabeth Haggard, John Ridley
Starring: Regina King, Lance Reddick, Lucas Hedges, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Christina Jackson, Michael Cherrie, André Holland, Terrence Howard
Cinematographer: Ramsey Nickell
Editor: JoAnne Yarrow
Music: Tamar-kali
Production Companies: Participant, Royal Ties Productions
Distributor:      Netflix
Release dates; March 15, 2024 (United States), March 22, 2024 (Netflix)
Genre: Biographical Drama
Country:            United States
Language:        English
Run Time: 1 hour 57 minutes

 

PHOTOGRAPHIC JUSTICE: THE CORKY LEE STORY will be released theatrically in New York (DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema) on April 19, 2024 and in Los Angeles (Laemmle Glendale) on April 26, 2024, with a regional expansion to follow

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PHOTOGRAPHIC JUSTICE: THE CORKY LEE STORY

Corky Lee Self Portrait (Credit Corky Lee)
Corky Lee Self Portrait (Credit Corky Lee)

Run Time: 1 hour 27 minutes
Language: English
Rating: Not Rated
Genre: Documentary Feature
County: USA
Director: Jennifer Takaki
Executive Producers:  George and Hillary Hirose, Lily M. Fan
Producers: Jennifer Takaki, Linda Lew Woo
Co-Producers: David Koh, Nicole DiMiceli
Editor: Linda Hattendorf

OFFICIAL SELECTION: DOC NYC, CAAMFest, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF), Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) and many more.

For 50 years, Chinese American photographer Corky Lee documented the celebrations, struggles, and daily lives of Asian American Pacific Islanders with epic focus. Determined to push mainstream media to include AAPI culture in the visual record of American history, Lee produced an astonishing archive of nearly a million compelling photographs. His work takes on new urgency with the alarming rise in anti-Asian attacks during the Covid pandemic. Jennifer Takaki’s intimate portrait reveals the triumphs and tragedies of the man behind the lens.

Corky Lee in Mask 2020 (Credit_ Jennifer Takaki_All Is Well Pictures)a
Corky Lee in Mask 2020 (Credit_ Jennifer Takaki_All Is Well Pictures)a

Corky Lee was born in 1947 in New York to Chinese immigrants who owned a laundry in Queens. He majored in history at Queens College and became a community organizer in Manhattan’s Chinatown in the 1970s. Over the next five decades he photographed countless protests and cultural events in the Asian American Pacific Islander community. Lee’s photographs documented the birth and growth of the Asian American movement for social justice and he became known as “The Undisputed, Unofficial, Asian American Photographer Laureate.”   His death in 2021 at the age of 73 due to Covid was mourned in the press worldwide.

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Filmmaker Jennifer Takaki  is a fourth generation Japanese American from Colorado. She began her career in journalism at a Denver TV station and later moved to Hong Kong to work with Encore International. In Hong Kong she produced English-based news programming broadcast in China, India, and the Middle East via Rupert Murdoch’s STAR-TV.  In New York, she produced and directed “Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story” which premiered at DOC NYC and was supported by the Ford Foundation and The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM). She was awarded the prestigious Better Angels Lavine Fellowship in 2023.

Website: https://photographicjustice.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ PhotographicJusticeTheCorkyLee Story/
X/Twitter: @corkyleestory
Instagram: @corkyleestory

Run Time: 1 hour 27 minutes
Language: English
Rating: Not Rated
Genre: Documentary Feature
County: USA
Director: Jennifer Takaki
Executive Producers:  George and Hillary Hirose, Lily M. Fan
Producers: Jennifer Takaki, Linda Lew Woo
Co-Producers: David Koh, Nicole DiMiceli
Editor: Linda Hattendorf

‘The Greatest Hits’ Opens in Select Theaters on April 5th and Only on Hulu April 12th

Director and writer: Ned Benson
Producers: Michael London, Shannon Gaulding, Stephanie Davi, Cassandra Kulukundis, Ned Benson
Starring: Lucy Boynton. Justin H. Min. David Corenswet, Austin Crute
Cinematographer: Chung-hoon Chung
Editor: Saira Haider
Music: Ryan Lott
Production companies: Groundswell Productions, Flying Point Productions
Distributer: Searchlight Pictures
Release dates: March 14, 2024 (SXSW), April 5, 2024
Country: United States
Language: English

Harriet finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend, her time travelling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present. As she takes her journey through time, she must consider whether or not she should change the past.

Lionsgate’s “STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL” Opens in Theaters and Digital and On Demand on April 5th, 2024

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Director and Writer: Damian Hurley
Featuring: Elizabeth Hurley, Georgia Lock, Lauren McQueen, Freddie Thorp, Genevieve Gaunt
Rating: R
Genre: Thriller
Run time: 1 hour 29 minutes

Elizabeth Hurley and Georgia Lock star in a sensual thriller with a devilish twist. On the anniversary of Rebecca’s (Lauren McQueen) death, Mia (Lock) returns to the Caribbean paradise where she and her best friend shared her final days. As Mia and sets out to unravel the mysterious events of her passing, old passions rise, new secrets are uncovered and Mia is pulled into a seductive world of sex, betrayal and murder.

ETERNAL SPRING VR (Immersive Experience based on Canada’s 2023 Oscar® entry) earns Canadian Screen Award Nomination for Best Immersive Experience and Available globally in Meta & Steam stores March 14, 2024

TODAY ETERNAL SPRING VR EARNED A CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD NOMINATION FOR BEST IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE -       NON-FICTION

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The virtual reality experience based on Canada’s Official Submission to the 2023 Academy Awards® for Best International Feature Film will be available on Meta and Steam VR storefronts beginning March 14Players can wishlist the experience on both stores now.

Directed by Jason Loftus—who simultaneously directed the feature film version that claimed top audience prizes at Hot Docs, Thessaloniki, and elsewhere—Eternal Spring VR will be free on Steam for the month of March to mark its release.

The immersive film explores the repression of the Falun Gong community in China, which was the subject of the feature film, from the POV of one of the survivors, Jin Xuezhe. While it can be experienced with the headset alone, a custom soundscape was designed to trigger sensations in the Woojer haptic feedback vest, heightening the immersion by providing tactile feedback as players are arrested on the street and subjected to a police interrogation.

“The feature film explores the larger story of this repression, and the protagonists’ harrowing effort to expose it by hacking the state TV signal,” explained Loftus. “But VR has a unique power to bring us closer to someone’s experience. This VR film allows us to walk a mile in the shoes of someone subjected to religious persecution in China.”

Today, on March 6, Eternal Spring VR was named one of three nominees at the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards for Best Immersive Experience – Non-Fiction.

“We’re very grateful to the Academy for this recognition, and offer our congratulations to the other nominees,” said Loftus.

Originally presented at the Available Light Film Festival in Whitehorse in 2023, this marks the first time for Eternal Spring VR to be made widely available. It can be wishlisted at the following links:

STEAM: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2689630/Eternal_Spring_VR/

META:https://www.oculus.com/deeplink/?action=view&path=/app/4667010673316725&ref=oculus_desktop

ETERNAL SPRING (長春) VR, which works as a standalone experience, also adds a new dimension to the animated documentary feature ETERNAL SPRING (長春), which was Canada’s official submission to the 2023 Academy Awards® for Best International Feature Film and also qualified at the Oscars® for Best Documentary and Best Animated Feature. Eternal Spring has played in 86 film festivals on six continents, winning 26 awards and earning another 27 nominations.

MORE ABOUT “ETERNAL SPRING (長春) VR

Short Synopsis:
“ETERNAL SPRING (長春) VR” is an animated virtual reality documentary that brings us inside the world of a real-life survivor of religious persecution in China. This immersive, 360o accompaniment to the feature film Eternal Spring (Hot Docs winner and Canada’s official 2023 Oscar® submission) features original recorded testimony and vivid artwork from acclaimed Chinese illustrator Daxiong (Star WarsJustice League comics), brought to life in animation. A custom soundscape enhances the immersion when experienced with the Woojer haptic vest (optional).

Canadian Screen Awards Nomination: https://www.academy.ca/2024/eternal-spring-%e9%95%b7%e6%98%a5-vr/

Website: https://loftysky.com/projects/eternal-spring-apps/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/loftyskygames

Lionsgate’s 5LBS OF PRESSURE- Opens in Theaters, On Digital and On Demand on March 8 th: View New Trailer

Writer, Director and Producer:  Phil Allocco
Starring: Luke Evans, Rory Culkin, Alex Pettyfer and Rudy Pankow
Genre: Thriller
Rating:  R for sexual content, nudity, language throughout and some drug use
Running Time: 1 hour 49

In this gripping action-thriller, Adam (Luke Evans), an ex-con back in his old neighborhood after serving a 16-year stretch for murder, walks a rocky path of forgiveness toward the son who grew up without him, while the bitter, volatile brother of the youth he killed looms in the background. Meanwhile, Mike (Rory Culkin), sick of doing the bidding of his drug-dealing uncle (Alex Pettyfer), is desperate to leave his sordid life behind. When Adam and Mike’s paths converge, inescapable destiny will give way to violence…and a final, fleeting shot at redemption.

Filmmaker Phil Allocco is a feature film and commercial writer/director. His work has garnered over 60 awards and nominations. He was one of the short-listed directors picked by Steven Spielberg from a world-wide search of over 12,000 directors for his US TV series ‘On the Lot’ for FOX TV. His feature film ‘The Truth About Lies,’ was released theatrically in 2017 and won 14 awards at festivals including "The Best Of Fest" at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

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WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 74TH ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS RECOGNIZING THE BEST EDITING OF THE YEAR IN FILM, TELEVISION AND DOCUMENTARIES

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LOS ANGELES, March 3, 2024– The 74th Annual ACE Eddie Awards, presented by American Cinema Editors (ACE),  today announced winners LIVE at UCLA’s Royce Hall recognizing outstanding editing in 14 categories of film, television and documentaries. In addition to the announcement of winners in competitive categories, John Waters accepted the prestigious ACE Golden Eddie Award - recognizing an artist for their distinguished achievement in film. Film editors Kate Amend, ACE and Walter Murch, ACE received Career Achievement Awards for their outstanding contributions to film editing. Stephen Lovejoy, ACE received the ACE Heritage Award for his unwavering commitment to ACE and its mission. The event was hosted by drag queen, performer and queer activist Nina West who treated guests to an opening musical performance of an original song created especially for the festivities. The event was presided over by ACE president Kevin Tent, ACE, who also took home top comedy honors for his work on “The Holdovers.”  Presenters included longtime John Waters collaborators Mink Stole and Ricki Lake, along with George LucasThomas LennonMax GreenfieldSarayu BlueLisaGay HamiltonKevin SmithHank Greenspan and Anna Konkle, among others. Guests enjoyed live music at the after party played by actor, comedian and musician Tom Kenny’s band, Tom Kenny & the Hi-Seas, and there was a special appearance by DJ Lance Rock.

ACE Heritage Award Honoree Stephen Lovejoy, ACE
ACE Heritage Award Honoree Stephen Lovejoy, ACE
Best Edited Feature Film (Drama/Theatrical) - Oppenheimer: Carol Littleton, ACE (presenter) with Jennifer Lame, ACE
Best Edited Feature Film (Drama/Theatrical) - Oppenheimer: Carol Littleton, ACE (presenter) with Jennifer Lame, ACE

74th ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS WINNERS

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (Drama, Theatrical)
Oppenheimer
Jennifer Lame, ACE

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (Comedy, Theatrical):
The Holdovers
Kevin Tent, ACE

BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Michael Andrews, ACE

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (Theatrical):
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Michael Harte, ACE

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (Non-Theatrical):
Escaping Twin Flames: “Up in Flames”
Martin Biehn
Kevin Hibbard
Inbal B. Lessner, ACE
Troy Takaki, ACE
Mimi Wilcox

BEST EDITED MULTI-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES:
How I Met Your Father: “Daddy”
Russell Griffin, ACE

BEST EDITED SINGLE CAMERA COMEDY SERIES:
The Bear: “Fishes”
Joanna Naugle, ACE

BEST EDITED DRAMA SERIES:
The Last of Us: “Long, Long Time”
Timothy A. Good, ACE

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (NON-THEATRICAL):
Reality
Jennifer Vecchiarello

BEST EDITED LIMITED SERIES:
Beef: “The Birds Don't Sing, They Screech in Pain”
Harry Yoon, ACE
Laura Zempel, ACE

BEST EDITED NON-SCRIPTED SERIES:
Couples Therapy: “Episode 310”
Delaney Lynch
Helen Kearns, ACE
Katrina Taylor

BEST EDITED VARIETY TALK/SKETCH SHOW OR SPECIAL:
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour
Dom Whitworth
Guy Harding
Hamish Lyons
Rupa Rathod
Ben Wainwright-Pearce
Reg Wrench

BEST EDITED ANIMATED SERIES:
Blue Eye Samurai: “The Tale of the Ronin and The Bride”
Yuka Shirasuna

ANNE V. COATES AWARD FOR STUDENT EDITING:
Ariel Emma Martin – Chapman University

About American Cinema Editors

American Cinema Editors (ACE) is an honorary society of motion picture editors founded in 1950.  Film editors are voted into membership on the basis of their professional achievements, their dedication to the education of others and their commitment to the craft of editing.

The objectives and purposes of the AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS are to advance the art and science of the editing profession; to increase the entertainment value of motion pictures by attaining artistic preeminence and scientific achievement in the creative art of editing; to bring into close alliance those editors who desire to advance the prestige and dignity of the editing profession.

ACE produces several annual events including EditFest (an international editing festival), Invisible Art/Visible Artists (the annual panel of Oscar® nominated editors), and the ACE Eddie Awards, now in its 74th year, recognizing outstanding editing in 14 categories of film, television and documentaries. The organization publishes a quarterly magazine, CinemaEditor, highlighting the art, craft and business of editing and editors.

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