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Don't @ Me with Justin Simien

Join me, filmmaker and author Justin Simien, for unfiltered conversations with the film stars, artists and tv creators shaping black, queer and other emerging popular cultures. Be a fly on the wall as... Read more

Ranked #1

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The Auteur Barry Jenkins

The Auteur Barry Jenkins

Barry Jenkins gained worldwide recognition with Moonlight, his film about the life of Chiron, a young black man in Flori... Read more

17 Jul 2018

47mins

Ranked #2

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The Process with Lena Waithe (Live at LA Film Festival)

The Process with Lena Waithe (Live at LA Film Festival)

Lena Waithe is an actress and producer, but always a writer first. The Emmy-winner returns to talk about her projects in... Read more

25 Sep 2018

1hr 1min

Ranked #3

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The Mirror

The Mirror

Actors Marque Richardson and Kellee Stewart digest the new documentary, Whitney, which explores the complicated life of ... Read more

10 Jul 2018

56mins

Ranked #4

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The Dynamic Duo: Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal

The Dynamic Duo: Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal

Who can use the N-word? How many writers and artists have a film like Moonlight waiting to be made? What was ScarJo thin... Read more

24 Jul 2018

42mins

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Ranked #5

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The White Boyfriend with Zazie Beetz, David Rysdahl & Rick Proctor

The White Boyfriend with Zazie Beetz, David Rysdahl & Rick Proctor

Zazie Beetz is back, with her writer-actor boyfriend David Rysdahl. Justin also brought his boyfriend, Rick Proctor, int... Read more

11 Sep 2018

46mins

Ranked #6

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The one-and-only Ava

The one-and-only Ava

DuVernay is her last name. Array is her company. But on social media and to film and TV audiences worldwide, the directo... Read more

21 Aug 2018

36mins

Ranked #7

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The Storyteller with Janet Mock

The Storyteller with Janet Mock

Janet Mock is a director, producer, writer, activist, and a two times over New York Times bestselling author. But if she... Read more

9 Oct 2018

44mins

Ranked #8

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The Sexual (and Gender) Revolution with Kimberly Peirce

The Sexual (and Gender) Revolution with Kimberly Peirce

Kimberly Peirce’s breakout film “Boys Don’t Cry” was ahead of its time in 1999. Justin and Kim talk about the language a... Read more

31 Jul 2018

58mins

Ranked #9

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The Black Cloud with Zazie Beetz

The Black Cloud with Zazie Beetz

Zazie Beetz (Atlanta, Deadpool 2) opens up about her struggle with anxiety, her biracial identity, and what becoming a p... Read more

4 Sep 2018

36mins

Ranked #10

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The ‘Moral Correctness’ Debate

The ‘Moral Correctness’ Debate

How political is black art, and how much can black people critique it? A recent New York Times piece by Wesley Morris su... Read more

16 Oct 2018

41mins

Ranked #11

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The Rundown Breakdown with Robin Thede

The Rundown Breakdown with Robin Thede

Robin Thede broke new late night ground with her excellent (and widely adopted) show The Rundown on BET. What’s next for... Read more

28 Aug 2018

47mins

Ranked #12

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The Gatekeeper

The Gatekeeper

Angel Lopez is the new mold of Hollywood gatekeeper: gay, Latinx, a producer who also writes, a professional astrologer.... Read more

7 Aug 2018

47mins

Ranked #13

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The Trailblazer: Cheryl Dunye

The Trailblazer: Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye’s 1996 film “The Watermelon Woman” was the first feature directed by a black lesbian. Cheryl traces her per... Read more

14 Aug 2018

42mins

Ranked #14

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The Binge with Netflix’s Ted Sarandos

The Binge with Netflix’s Ted Sarandos

Meet the man responsible for “Netflix and chill,” bingeing, and a new business model that allowed for shows like Dear Wh... Read more

2 Oct 2018

46mins

Ranked #15

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Destiny's Children with Kelly Rowland and Elle Lorraine

Destiny's Children with Kelly Rowland and Elle Lorraine

This week, Justin talks destiny with some true destiny experts. None other than Kelly Rowland from Destiny's Child and u... Read more

6 Nov 2018

42mins

Ranked #16

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The Problem Solvers

The Problem Solvers

Writers Marvin Lemus and Travon Free solve the world's problems. Or, maybe they don't? Plus, Kanye West, black celebrity... Read more

30 Oct 2018

36mins

Ranked #17

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Jeff Chang: The Afro-Asian Connection

Jeff Chang: The Afro-Asian Connection

When political institutions shut out wide swaths of people, the path to change is often through culture. Hip-hop scholar... Read more

18 Sep 2018

48mins

Ranked #18

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Sorry to Bother You

Sorry to Bother You

In the season finale of Don’t @ Me, Boots Riley shares his history, muses, and the long road to one of 2018’s finest fil... Read more

18 Dec 2018

49mins

Ranked #19

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The Unicorns

The Unicorns

Justin talks about what it’s like to be a filmmaker outside of the traditional studio system with producers Alana Mayo f... Read more

11 Dec 2018

43mins

Ranked #20

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Food on Film

Food on Film

Grab a snack for this chat with David Gelb, creator of Chef’s Table and director of Jiro Dreams of Sushi. He tells Justi... Read more

4 Dec 2018

44mins

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