Welcome  back to Reel Cultured. A space where movies and pop culture collide, and the conversations are always real. Reel Talk. Reel Fun. Reel Cultured.

This is The Blueprint. A brand-new series where we shine a spotlight on the pioneering Black filmmakers who paved the way. The legends who told our stories against all odds, and laid the foundation for today’s creators to thrive.

Episode 7 — Gordon Parks

He went from photographing civil rights to directing Shaft and The Learning Tree. Gordon Parks showed how art, activism, and cinema could be one and the same.

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