By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
Bury Me With The Lo On book exploring exactly how a group of kids from 1980s Brooklyn influenced mainstream hip-hop and shaped a movement of Polo By Ralph Lauren fans was getting a re-release. Continue reading
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Category: Documentary
7/22/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez: Maya Angelou- In Her Own Words
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
Maya Angelou and some of the people who know her best sit down with journalist Felix Augustine where some of her deepest secrets are uncovered like never before.
3/1/23 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: Moms Mabley- Comedienne, Social Activist, LBGTQ Icon
Moms Mabley performing a comedy act (1948) one of her lines “Cab Calloway once call me a dog. I would like to be a dog if Cab Calloway would be my tree.” Continue reading
6/15/17 O&A NYC FASHION: Karl Lagerfeld Fashion Icon
Karl Lagerfeld, an icon in his own right, reinvents Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel’s namesake brand for today’s world by blending timeless modernity with classic femininity. Get to know the storied head designer and creative director of Chanel in this episode of Minidocs. Continue reading
4/11/17 O&A NYC HEALTH AND WELLNESS: Bartendaz Rough Cut Documentary
Bartendaz Rough Cut Documentary chronicles The Bartendaz, an urban outdoor fitness culture who work out in Harlem parks. Continue reading
4/10/17 O&A NYC DANCE: Flexin’ on ‘Em: Brooklyn’s Flex Dance Music
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
Flex Dance Music is the most underrated element of the urban dance phenomenon. Four pioneers of Brooklyn’s club sound Epic B, Uninamise, Hitmakerchinx, and DJ Aaron, and dancer Jason Cust break down the evolution of flexing and FDM. Continue reading
11/15/16 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Facing Evil With Maya Angelou
Facing Evil With Maya Angelou, is the second of two programs celebrating the life and work of the late Maya Angelou, Bill Moyers revisits a 1988 documentary in which he and Angelou attended a conference on “Facing Evil,” held in the Hill Country of central Texas. Evil was a topic about which Angelou, the victim of childhood rape and virulent racism, had a lot to say. Continue reading
11/15/16 O&A NYC PREVIEW: Winter At Westbeth
Winter At Westbeth, a documentary film by Australian filmmaker Rohan Spong, follows the lives of three seasoned artists living in New York City’s Westbeth Artists Housing. The film makes its international premiere at the IFC Center, 323 Avenue of the Americas, as part of DOC NYC; New York’s annual festival of documentary films.
10/25/16 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Sylvie Guillem- Mademoiselle Non (1993)
Sylvie Guillem joined the corps de ballet of the Paris Opera at age fifteen. A dance superstar whose breathtaking technique ranks her beside the likes of Nureyev and Baryshnikov the program centers on film of Guillem rehearsing and performing a range of pieces, both contemporary and classical, which display her astonishing virtuosity. Continue reading
10/23/16 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Quincy Jones – Listen Up The Lives Of Quincy (1990)
Quincy Jones – Listen Up The Lives Of Quincy (1990) a documentary that presents a unique look at the legendary musician, arranger, composer and producer offers a collage of memories, sounds and intimate interviews with musical greats in a rousing showcase. Continue reading
