Seen #7
205 mm x 255 mm, 208 pages
Pennsylvania, US
Biannual
First published in 2020
Editor-in-chief: Dessane Lopez Cassell
Art director: Raquel Hazell
The journal of film and visual culture exploring 'what it means to see and bear witness for Black, Brown and Indigenous communities globally.' Insightful and slickly designed, this Fall/Winter 2024 edition is guest edited by American filmmaker Ja'Tovia Gary, photographed on the cover.
In this issue: films by Bridgett M. Davis, Rungano Nyoni, Tayarisha Poe and Wael Shawky, plus interviews with curator and ‘godmother of Black independent cinema’ Pearl Bowser, artist Ambrose Rhapsody Murray, Palestinian American writer Zaina Arafat, rapper-turned-actor Vince Staples, and more.
On the Journal:
At work with founder Maori Karmael Holmes, ‘The magazine allows us to talk about films and television series and exhibitions that aren't necessarily a part of the (Blackstar film) festival and gives us an opportunity to dive deeply into some artists' bodies of work as well as get more into their backgrounds. I especially love the artist-to-artist pairings. The magazine can also have a life of its own and reach audience who might never be interested in attending or participating in the festival. And the magazine is of course an archive.’
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