The Reel Noire Network

11/25/2025

"Maybe that is actually the task, not to fit into a space but create it!"

Jayme Lawson is giving us motivation, affirmation, and confirmation with this one! Who else felt that?

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Read her full interview for ELLE’s 2025 issue at Elle link in bio.

11/22/2025

The Opportunistic O'Shea Jackson ✨

Our favorite Nepo Baby, O'Shea Jackson Jr., openly admits that he got his start from his dad, Ice Cube. Is nepotism inherently bad?

Podcast: S**t Black Girls Watch
Episode: "When Black Hollywood Is Inherited"
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or iHeart Podcasts

11/21/2025

We love hearing more of the backstory from the making of Sinners! The work and detail that went into this film can be studied constantly.

Ryan Coogler explains how the Disney Channel original movie ‘The Luck of the Irish’ influenced him while making ‘Sinners’

11/20/2025

Who has the best powers in Gen V?

We’re still discuss the Amazon Prime series and want to know your take.

11/18/2025

We stan for all things Kandi Burruss over here! Round of applause to the OG housewife and her award!
Kandi Burruss is awarded Bravo's Wifetime Achievement Award!!

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04/23/2025

Ryan Coogler is the Blueprint!

With Sinners, he didn’t just drop a film—he dropped a standard.

He shot on 65mm. Told a Southern Gothic vampire story rooted in his history. Negotiated a deal where he gets paid before the studio—and will own the rights in 25 years!

Can you say, Black excellence on every level.

Here’s what every filmmaker should learn from him:
✅ Know your craft—study the camera like your name depends on it.
✅ Make it personal—your story is the magic.
✅ Own your work—don’t give it all away for access.
✅ Treat sound like a main character—Coogler always does.
✅ Break the rules—genre is yours to remix.
✅ Think long game—every frame is part of your legacy.

Coogler is showing us what happens when skill meets strategy, and THIS is what building Black cinematic power looks like.

Tag a filmmaker who needed this reminder. 👇🏾

02/16/2025

Trump’s takeover of The Kennedy Center leads to several resignations and canceled shows.

What are your thoughts?

The star of Insecure pulls out over "infringement of values", after Donald Trump took over the venue.

02/04/2025

It's Black History Month and Black Creators deserve better!!

This clip still holds weight even a year later! Model, Actress, and Influencer, Iris Olivia, talks about how she takes advantage of being a Black content creator even outside of Black History Month.

Listen to the full episode now!!
https://www.thereelnoirenetwork.com/podcast-episodes/gfc/010-getting-paid-as-a-beauty-influencer-with-iris-olivia

01/28/2025

Forgiveness, in the context of love, is one of the central themes beautifully captured in the HBO-selected short film Chocolate with Sprinkles, directed by Huriyyah Muhammad. Inspired by her parents’ story, the film follows a married couple who run a donut shop and are put in a particularly peculiar situation

We sat down with producer Yha Mourhia Wright to speak on her experience creating this film and how it shifted her thoughts around love and partnership.

Article written by Kayla Evans
https://www.thereelnoirenetwork.com/content/love-forgiveness-and-donuts-insights-from-the-hbo-selected-short-film-chocolate-with-sprinkles

01/23/2025

Congratulations to the amazing cast and crew of "Chocolate With Sprinkles," they have been nominated for an NAACP Award!

We first witnessed this amazing and heartfelt film at the 2024 American Black Film Festival where they won the HBO Short Film Award! We spoke with producer Yha' Mourhia Wright about her experience creating this film and how it shifted her perspective around love, check it out on our website now.
https://www.thereelnoirenetwork.com/content/love-forgiveness-and-donuts-insights-from-the-hbo-selected-short-film-chocolate-with-sprinkles

Voting is from January 7 to February 7, 2025. Tune in to the 56th NAACP Image Awards Airing Live Saturday, February 22 on BET and CBS.
https://vote.naacpimageawards.net/

01/21/2025

love to our Reel Noire family Director and Cinematographer Kobina DeGraft Johnson who released his latest film Kojo!
Follow and check out his film now on YouTube!

https://www.youtube.com/

"I always wanted to watch local movies in the local language made in the States. Since there weren’t a lot of producers in my community making them, we went ahead and made a few. Our unique selling point is in our identity as Ghanaians 🇬🇭 " Kobina DeGraft Johnson

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When a desperate call from her lover disrupts the delicate balance of her double life, Afia must choose between rekindling forbidden passion or severing ties to protect her marriage.

01/20/2025

Our life experiences give us our greatest superpowers!

How have your life experiences and how you see the world affected you as a creative? Are you more creative? Are you a stronger listener? Do you know how to control and handle a room better than most?

This clip comes from a People magazine interview featuring Tyler Perry and Kerry Washington for their film Six Triple Eight, currently available on Netflix.