Within Our Gates

Peace Comrades. For our next episode we have Adam Thomas joining for what is the first part of a 2 part series of episodes called Black Noir '92 where we dig into two Black American Film Noirs that hold interesting analysis on American culture in what is supposes to be "The End of History" when it comes to Liberal Democracy.

Our first film is One False Move (1992) Directed by Carl Franklin. It stars Bill Paxton, Cynda Williams, Billy Bob Thornton, and Michael Beach. One False Move is a bit of a cult legend of a film and Adam and I dig into the meat of the film, what it has to say about Race and American Society.

Our second film for Black Noir 92 will be Bill Duke's Deep Cover which will come in a few months. To get a jump on the shows a week early and also recieve bonus content check out Mtume's Patreon and become a subscriber!

For the first episode of Within Our Gates Theory Corner I take a dive into the structure and inspirations for my new framework of this podcast. I touch on why Third Cinema still matters, Walter Rodney's thoughts around Marxism as methodology, Clyde Taylor's intervention on aesthetics and what does this all mean for the artist who aims to make art a revolutionary weapon.

Texts discussed/referenced: Toward a Third Cinema by Fernando Solanas and Octavio Getino

Marxism and Africa by Walter Rodney

The Mask of Art by Clyde Taylor

The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction by Walter Benjamin

My Only Regret is that I Didn't Break Away Sooner by Mtume Gant

Early Thoughts on a Revolutionary Cinematic Analysis by Mtume Gant

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