“Roll With Me”: A recovering addict crosses America in a wheelchair
Recovering addict and paraplegic Gabriel Cordell tells SalonTV’s D. Watkins about his momentous trip to become the first person to roll an unmodified wheelchair across America.
Castaic man takes journey across the country in new documentary ‘Roll With Me’
Gabriel Cordell of Castaic decided to take on one enormous challenge. His goal was something that hadn’t been done before: travel 3,100 miles, coast to coast, using a standard wheelchair.
Ava DuVernay to Lead ‘National Day of Racial Healing’ Following MLK Day, Speakers Include Stacey Abrams and More
The third annual “National Day of Racial Healing” will be kicking off the day after MLK Day (observed), with Ava DuVernay taking the lead.
Interview With Ashes and Embers Filmmaker Haile Gerima: Part One
Part of a group of 1970s UCLA film students who came to be known as the LA Rebellion for their refusal to adhere to the mainstream film industry’s storytelling rules, he recognized quickly that Hollywood studios weren’t interested in funding or backing his films, which tell stories about Black lives from the perspective of Black protagonists.
Haile Gerima: Ashes and Embers
EXCLUSIVE PODCAST: Filmmaker Haile Gerima left Ethopia for the US where he studied acting and ultimately found a voice in film, becoming a leading member of the “LA Rebellion” film movement.
Haile Gerima’s ‘Ashes and Embers’ is streaming on Netflix
Array Releasing premieres Haile Gerima’s rarely-screened 1982 drama about a Vietnam war veteran struggling to come to terms with his role in the war and as a Black man in America.