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View from the rooftop terrace at the Studio Museum in Harlem, with the city skyline visible and plants along the walkway.

(Features)

The Studio Museum Steps into a New Era

BY ELODIE SAINT-LOUIS

A still from Walkabout, where a little boy is sitting in murky water with a water bottle in hand. To his left is someone washing their feet in the same water. A white toy boat floats next to him.

(Essays)

A Frame That Changed My Life

BY TANYA HAMILTON

A circular collage of people sitting outdoors in a park. They are wearing bright, colorful, patterned fabrics, creating a kaleidoscope-like image with greenery in the background.

(Essays)

Cinema Is Live

BY ROYA RASTEGAR

A collage-style illustration in black, white, and purple featuring images of films that have played at the BlackStar Film Festival. At the top, there is a close-up of a person’s face looking to the side, and another close-up of a girl looking at the camera. On the right, a woman in a patterned coat looks to the left. In the lower left, a group of women wearing traditional clothing and headwraps appears to be in conversation. Above that are two women in headscarves cutting vegetables and talking. Near the center, there is a white silhouette of two people riding a bike. In the middle of the image, a woman is pictured in black and white, wearing a sleeveless top and looking off to the side.

(Essays)

15 for 15

BY NEHAD KHADER

A picture of Arthur Jafa on the film set of Daughters of the Dust with the camera equipment on the right side. He is kneeling on some kind of elevated surface.

(Interviews)

Arthur Jafa Returns to Cinema

BY ROISIN TAPPONI

An abstract brown knife/belt-shaped object, and there are burgundy swirls on the bottom of the page.

(From the Editor)

Letter from the Editor

BY HEIDI SAMAN

A black and white still of a woman applying her lipstick in front of a mirror.

(Features)

Seen But Not Visible: The Paradox of Film Restoration

BY KOEL CHU

A picture of Cheryl Dunye sitting on a bed with a white woman. They are both holding wine glasses.

(Essays)

Inventing History in Plain Sight: On The Watermelon Woman

BY CHERYL DUNYE

Illustration of a cop in front of the Hollywood sign, with a “Police Line Do Not Cross” tape across him.

(Features)

Cuffing Season

BY NICOLE G. YOUNG

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