Blacklisted Conversations

TBB Talks spoke to Welsh-Zambian filmmaker Rungano Nyoni, about her filmmaking journey and how she's going to use the her 2018 Wellcome Screenwriting Fellowship award. Winner of a BAFTA and two British Independent Film Awards for her debut film, 'I Am Not a Witch', Rungano Nyoni as been awarded the 2018 Wellcome Screenwriting Fellowship, in partnership with BFI and Film4. Selected from over 100 na...

TBB Talks spoke to our much loved Marianne Jean-Baptiste about acting, parenting, meditation and more... Marianne Jean-Baptiste has been quietly chipping away at her impressive acting career for a couple of decades now. Showing as part of this year's BFI London Film Festival, In Fabric, directed by Peter Strickland is 'a haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period i...

TBB Talks caught up with rapper turned filmmaker Boots Riley, to discuss his soon to be released debut film 'Sorry to Bother You'. In an alternate reality of present-day Oakland, Calif., telemarketer Cassius Green (Lakeith Stansfield) finds himself in a macabre universe after he discovers a magical key that leads to material glory. As Green's career begins to take off, his friends and co-workers o...

TBB Talks to one half of the team behind the Black British Business Awards, Melanie Eusebe, to find out how this important calendar event, endorsed by the Prime Minister, The Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Secretary of State Sajid Javid MP has managed to achieve 5 wonderful years of success.  Celebrating its 5th anniversary, the BBBAwards takes place Thursday 4th Octobe...

TBB Talks caught up with Femi Oyeniran to discuss his latest film The Intent 2: The Come up. We also get into his filmmaking journey, some of the issues and impact films like The Intent raise in relation to the black community and filmmaking industry at large, the legacy he wants to leave and what's next...

Percelle Ascott 1/3 of British comedy trio Mandem on the Wall / Wall of Comedy takes the lead in a new Netflix sci-fi series, "The Innocents".  When teenagers Harry (Ascott) and June run away from their repressive families to be together, they’re derailed by an extraordinary discovery - June’s ability to shape-shift.  As the star-crossed lovers struggle to control this strange new power,...

Aml Ameen is about to take the industry by storm with his lead feature role in Idris Elba's directorial debut Yardie. Taking time out of his busy schedule during the Sundance London premiere of Yardie, TBB Talks grabbed the chance to catch up with our prodigal son Aml Ameen.

TBB Talks to ... Damson Idris about Franklin's journey in Snowfall Season 2, the World Cup, and how he's spending his summer break... Nigerian, British, Peckham born Damson Idris, plays one of the leads in FX series Snowfall. Created & directed by legend John Singleton(Boyz N The Hood, Higher Learning, 2 Fast 2 Furious)Snowfall is set in 1980s Los Angeles against the backdrop of the burgeoning...

TBB Talks to Bethany Antonia, who plays 'Chelsea' in new indie film 'Pin Cushion'. Her character serves as the moral compass in this touching tale about bullying, fitting in, disability and being confident in who you are.  Starring another up and coming actress, British-American Lily Newmark as lead character 'Iona', Pin Cushion tells the tale of the very close and, a bit odd relationship bet...

TBB Talks to the producer of documentary 'Whitney', Lisa Erspamer - former executive vice president of programming and development for Oprah Winfrey's OWN network, and the documentary's executive-producer, Patricia Houston, Whitney’s sister in law, friend, and manager about who Whitney's life and how the documentary came to light. Whitney Houston, who tragically died February 2012, was a multiple...

TBB Talks to British Soul & R&B singer Cherri V who talks about her latest track Leave Me Be, taken from her new album Brown Eyed Soul.  She also discusses how she's able to stay true to who she is in the face of being told she doesn't fit the model of what a soul singer should look like and navigating relationships whilst being in the public eye... The new video for Cherri's latest t...

As part of UNBOUND: Visions Of The Black Feminine season at BFI, THINK Cinematic's Jan Asante hosted a special #BCAFilmFest (Black Cultural Archives Film Festival) screening of BAFTA-nominated British film Second Coming, starring Idris Elba and Nadine Marshall and written by the phenomenal debbie tucker green. Joining the conversation is The British Blacklist founder Akua Gyamfi, and Poet Be Manzi...

Chizzy Akudolu has been a regular on British screens since 2012 in Holby City. Akudolu's Maureen "Mo" Effanga joined in 2012 as a surgical registrar who was promoted to consultant Cardiothoracic and transplant surgeon.  So, it was with bittersweet emotions that we jumped at the chance to interview Ms Akudolu, just as she was bowing out of Holby! Listen to TBB's DescantDeb who chats to this hu...

TBB Talks to Irish-Cameroonian actress Susan Ateh, who recently starred in new EastEnders spin off series Redwater as police officer Bernie.  We discuss Ateh's journey as an actress, the importance her mixed heritage plays in her life and she shares invaluable advice about getting that all important acting Green Card.  Redwater is a limited 6-part series which focuses on EastEnders favou...

TBB Talks to breakthrough actress Miriam-Teak Lee, currently starring in Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production of 'On the Town'. Listen as Ms Lee talks about battling the elements whilst performing outside and she dares to teach TBB's Akua Gyamfi how to sing... musical theatre...  On the Town runs from 19 May 2017 - 01 July 2017. Find out more: https://openairtheatre.com/production/on-the...

TBB Talks to actress Jessica Williams about her role in the new film 'The Incredible Jessica James', playing at Sundance Film Festival London Friday 2nd June and Saturday 3rd June, Picturehouse Central Go to http://thebritishblacklist.co.uk/sundance-film-festival-london-programme-announced-from-1-4-june-2017-picturehouse-central/ to see the full schedule.  Check out Jessica's new podcast 2 Do...