Hair Love, an Oscar winning animated short film from Matthew A. Cherry, tells the heartfelt story of an African American father learning to do his daughter’s hair for the first time. Continue reading
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1/27/20 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Dear Basketball – Kobe Bryant
Dear Basketball is an Oscar winning film, made 2017 American animated written and narrated by Kobe Bryant and directed and animated by Glen Keane with music by John Williams. Continue reading
1/13/20 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Wallflower Tango
In this animated short, Charlotte discovers that it’s not valuable gems that make you attractive but the inner contentment. Continue reading
11/26/19 O&A NYC THANKSGIVING: The First Thanksgiving: What Really Happened
An educational animation that tells the in-depth story surrounding the first thanksgiving.
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10/30/19 O&A NYC SHORT FILM: Megan Thee Stallion P.I. in HOTTIEWEEN
EPISODE 1: LOVE BITES introduces us to our protagonist, Megan Thee Stallion, P.I. in her hometown of Stallion County. When a vicious group of Fuccbois take over town, Megan and her trusty sidekick Janine (Jay Cole) are on the case. Continue reading
10/28/19 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Malika – Warrior Queen (Animated Pilot/Film)
Nigeria’s animated movie – Malika Warrior Queen, made its first big screen debut over the weekend to critical acclaim at the 8th edition of the Lagos Comic Con. Continue reading
10/21/19 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: A Zoot Suit (with a A Reet Pleat) [1942] | Dorothy Dandridge & Paul White
A Zoot Suit (for My Sunday Gal) performed by Paul White and Dorothy Dandridge from the 30 minute short film A Zoot Suit (with a A Reet Pleat) (1942) written by Ray Gilbert and Robert O’Brien (as Bob O’Brien). Continue reading
8/26/29 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: The New Girl in the Office (1960)
The New Girl in the Office (1960), a drama about the hiring of the first white-collar African American worker at a manufacturing plant. Produced by President’s Committee on Government Contracts. Featuring Ed Asner, Lou Gossett, Clarice Taylor and Gail Fisher as The New Girl. Continue reading
8/20/19 O&A NYC MUSIC TRIBUTE: James Brown – It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World (Official Animated Video)
An animated tribute to James Brown‘s 1966 Mega-hit It’s A Man’s World. Continue reading
8/19/19 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Rufus Jones For President (1933) Featuring Sammy Davis, Jr and Ethel Waters
Rufus Jones For President (1933) starring Ethel Waters, Hamtree Harrington, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dusty Fletcher, Edgar Connor, The Will Vodery Girls, The Russell Wooding Jubilee Singers. Continue reading
