#AfricanFilmPoster #GhanaFilmPoster
In Ghana 🇬🇭 when posters can't be imported, local artists will bootleg them to the best of their abilities. Some often are more imaginative than the official studio releases.
#BoyzNTheHood (1991)
Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.
“Either they don’t know, don’t show, or don’t care…”
Today’s #TonysTimelessThursdays revisits Boyz n the Hood — John Singleton’s masterpiece of pain, truth, and prophecy. Still urgent in light of the May 7, 2025 verdict.
#BoyzNTheHood #JohnSingleton #BlackJustice #UrbanFilm #CulturalMemory #blackmastodon #Memphisverdict #justice4TyreNichols
On this Tony’s Timeless Thursdays, we revisit a film that shook America awake in 1991—and still echoes with power, pain, and prophetic truth in 2025: Boyz n the Hood. Written and directed by John Singleton, who became the youngest and first Black director ever nominated for an Academy Award, this film was more than a coming-of-age drama—it was a cultural lightning rod, a cry for help, and a call for change.
How ‘Boyz n the Hood’ and the Explosion of Black Cinema Became a Double-Edged Sword for Black Creatives
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Drama movies released in 1991…pick your favorite.
#BoyzNTheHood
#TheIndianRunner
#ThelmaAndLouise
#TheFisherKing
The late director #JohnSingleton who made the 1991 film, #BoyzNTheHood warned us all about the evil black cop.
NEW ESSAY: In Memory of Director John Singleton on His Birthday
Today would've been Singleton’s 55th birthday had he not tragically died too young three years ago. In this essay, I share some thoughts about the impact of his work.
Read at Medium: https://medium.com/@cole.haddon/in-memory-of-john-singleton-on-his-birthday-dc2c6b3296b5
#screenwriting #writing #storytelling #filmmaking #writingcommunity #writinglife #film #movies #cinema #writerscommunity #JohnSingleton #BoyzNTheHood #BlackCinema #RepresentationMatters
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