Blacklisted Conversations

TBB Talks to one half of the team behind the Black British Business Awards, Melanie Eusebe, to find out how this important calendar event, endorsed by the Prime Minister, The Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Secretary of State Sajid Javid MP has managed to achieve 5 wonderful years of success. 

Celebrating its 5th anniversary, the BBBAwards takes place Thursday 4th October. Founded by Melanie Eusebe and Sophie Chandauka, the BBBA’s are the only premium awards programme to celebrate both the exceptional performance and outstanding achievements of black professionals and entrepreneurs in global, small and medium enterprises operating in Great Britain.

The winners will be announced during the special awards ceremony and evening gala taking place at The Grange St Paul’s Hotel London on 4th October 2018.

Previous winners have included the exceptional musical innovation of Chi-chi Nwanoku MBE, Dragons Den winner Chika Russell, world-class Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Miss Samantha Tross and pioneer Managing Director Carol Lake of JP Morgan.

Major sponsors for this year include Baker & McKenzie, Barclays, Bloomberg, Facebook and Thomson Reuters.

Find out more: https://www.thebbbawards.com/

Find out more about Melanie’s online business course ‘Blueprint’:http://melanieeusebe.com/

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TBB Talks caught up with Femi Oyeniran to discuss his latest film The Intent 2: The Come up.

We also get into his filmmaking journey, some of the issues and impact films like The Intent raise in relation to the black community and filmmaking industry at large, the legacy he wants to leave and what's next...

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Percelle Ascott 1/3 of British comedy trio Mandem on the Wall / Wall of Comedy takes the lead in a new Netflix sci-fi series, "The Innocents". 

When teenagers Harry (Ascott) and June run away from their repressive families to be together, they’re derailed by an extraordinary discovery - June’s ability to shape-shift. 

As the star-crossed lovers struggle to control this strange new power, a mysterious professor reveals that June is not alone: there are more shifters out there like her, and he promises to cure June and reunite her with the mother who deserted her three years ago.

TBB's D'Lambert Mensah caught up with Ascott to find out more about his role. 

The Innocents is available to watch on Netflix UK NOW - https://www.netflix.com/

Keep up with D'Lambert https://www.instagram.com/thatdudedlambert/

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Aml Ameen is about to take the industry by storm with his lead feature role in Idris Elba's directorial debut Yardie.

Taking time out of his busy schedule during the Sundance London premiere of Yardie, TBB Talks grabbed the chance to catch up with our prodigal son Aml Ameen.

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TBB Talks to ... Damson Idris about Franklin's journey in Snowfall Season 2, the World Cup, and how he's spending his summer break...

Nigerian, British, Peckham born Damson Idris, plays one of the leads in FX series Snowfall.

Created & directed by legend John Singleton(Boyz N The Hood, Higher Learning, 2 Fast 2 Furious)Snowfall is set in 1980s Los Angeles against the backdrop of the burgeoning crack-cocaine explosion.

Damson, plays Franklin Saint a young man who falls into the drug business, and has owned the character, playing him with a quiet humility underpinned with strong determination and resilience. Snowfall's first season which aired July last year in America and in the autumn on BBC 2 here, was quickly renewed for a second season, which kicked off July 19th this year.

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TBB Talks to the producer of documentary 'Whitney', Lisa Erspamer - former executive vice president of programming and development for Oprah Winfrey's OWN network, and the documentary's executive-producer, Patricia Houston, Whitney’s sister in law, friend, and manager about who Whitney's life and how the documentary came to light.

Whitney Houston, who tragically died February 2012, was a multiple award-winning, multiple record-breaking, global superstar who revolutionised the pop & R&B charts. Her talents even reaching the big screen.  

However, as much as she was adored she was also battling many demons stemming from her childhood, leading to a well-publicised drug addiction, which ultimately caused her untimely death. 

Landing in cinemas since July 6th, 2018 is a new documentary, simply titled ‘Whitney’ which charts the legend’s pop and personal life journey. 

WHITNEY Film synopsis: Filmmaker Kevin Macdonald examines the life and career of singer Whitney Houston. Features never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, rare performances and interviews with the people who knew her best.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm1-mjLjlyo

In UK Cinemas now

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TBB Talks to Bethany Antonia, who plays 'Chelsea' in new indie film 'Pin Cushion'. Her character serves as the moral compass in this touching tale about bullying, fitting in, disability and being confident in who you are. 

Starring another up and coming actress, British-American Lily Newmark as lead character 'Iona', Pin Cushion tells the tale of the very close and, a bit odd relationship between tween Iona and her mother 'Lyn' (Joanna Scanlon). Affectionately nicknaming themselves, Dafty One and Dafty Two the pair are excited for their new life in a new town.

Determined to make a success of things after a tricky start, Iona becomes 'best friends' with Keely (Sacha Cordy-Nice), Stacey (Saskia Paige Martin) and Chelsea (Bethany Antonia). Used to being Iona's bestie herself, Lyn feels left out. So Lyn attempts to befriend her new neighbour.

As much as Lyn and Iona pretend to each other that things are going great, things aren't going great for either of them. Iona struggles with the girls, who act more like frenemies than friends, and Lyn struggles to assert herself. Both Mother and Daughter retreat into fantasy and lies.

Bethany Antonia, as Chelsea serves as the moral compass in this touch tale about bullying, fitting in, disability and being confident in who you are. 

TBB Talks ... caught up with Bethany to discuss the film, her experiences with bullying in real life and how she handles hayfever on set!

Pin Cushion is in UK Cinemas now 

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHLQkO_BvsI

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TBB Talks to British Soul & R&B singer Cherri V who talks about her latest track Leave Me Be, taken from her new album Brown Eyed Soul. 

She also discusses how she's able to stay true to who she is in the face of being told she doesn't fit the model of what a soul singer should look like and navigating relationships whilst being in the public eye...

The new video for Cherri's latest track Leave Me Be will be DROPPING TODAY (Friday 7th July) @ 6pm!

Keep up with Cherri V via:

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/cherri-v/id274027188

Twitter: https://twitter.com/cherrivoncelle

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CherriV/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cherrivoncelle/?hl=en

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As part of UNBOUND: Visions Of The Black Feminine season at BFI, THINK Cinematic's Jan Asante hosted a special #BCAFilmFest (Black Cultural Archives Film Festival) screening of BAFTA-nominated British film Second Coming, starring Idris Elba and Nadine Marshall and written by the phenomenal debbie tucker green.

Joining the conversation is The British Blacklist founder Akua Gyamfi, and Poet Be Manzini of Caramel Film Club. 

Take a listen as they unpack the significance of director debbie tucker green's seminal film as a rare and exceptional offering in the underrepresented canon of contemporary Black and British drama and explore why it is that nuanced British family dramas that centre Black lives and feature prominent black, and if you like, specifically dark-skinned female leads remain so few and far between?

HOST - Culture Kinetica: THINK CINEMATIC is a Creative Consultancy brand founded by designer, writer, and film programmer Jan Asante. As a curator, Jan has produced #BCAFilmFest in partnership with Black Cultural Archives since 2014, and served as a consultant on the 2016 BBC series, Black Is The New Black (for Iconoclast & Pulse Films). As a film writer, Jan has contributed to BFI/British Film Institute's Black Star Compendium and has been featured in Sight & Sound Magazine, Indiewire.com, Shadow & Act and June Givanni Pan African Cinema Archive.

[@JanaSante |@CultureKinetica | facebook.com/CultureKinetica]

AKUA GYAMFI - Journalist, scriptwriter and founder of The British Blacklist - an online portal chronicling the careers of professionals from film, television, theatre, literature & music alongside daily news updates from across the entertainment industries.

[www.thebritishblacklist.co.uk | @BritBlacklist]

BE MANZINI - her writing practice spans poetry, theatre, journalism and film. Residencies and commissions include Hoxton Hall, Immediate Theatre and The Southbank Centre, as well as featuring in numerous publications and more recently online at The British Blacklist. Her films have screened as part of the BFI Love Festival, Apples & Snakes, Picture House cinemas and in various festivals here and abroad. Manzini supports and screens the work of Black actors and directors through Caramel Film Club. [@BeCreates]

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