“It doesn’t matter that I didn’t study film or come from a film background… What matters is my voice. My voice as a black woman in this industry…”
Read our interview with Teanne Andrews, Co-founder and Director of Operations at We Are Parable, who is one of the Finalists of the ‘Creative Business of the Year’ category at the Precious Awards 2022.
Blade, Masculinity and the Superhero Genre
With the recent renaissance in Black horror films, and the upcoming slate of Black superhero films (Black Panther 2, Into the Spiderverse 2, Static, Black Adam, Spawn) and rumours of a Black Superman swirling, it’s time to look at the film that started it all, and how it changed the face of superhero films at large.
The Underground Railroad and the Evolution of the Neo-Slave Narrative
I examine the history of the slave narrative on screen and ask what the constant revisiting of the slave narrative tells us about the wider implications of race in modern society?
The importance of Black Joy on film
This year should be the year in which we set our own narrative and reposition our gaze on our own experiences on our own terms.
Magical Realism in African Cinema
Magical realism has always been a tool which expands the African allegories of spiritual journeys.
Is this the Golden Age for films about Black Girlhood?
2020 will go down in history as a year in which there has been great social unrest and societal divisions throughout the word.
Introducing Sula Douglas-Folkes
We Are Parable are delighted to welcome Sula Douglas-Folkes.