Since the very beginning of cinema in the late 1890’s, black people have played a prominent role. Therefore it shouldn’t be any surprise that it’s not just in American movies but worldwide in foreign cinema black actors have been a major factor as well.
Which makes Italian-Ghanaian indie filmmaker Fred ‘Kudjo’ Kuwornu’s new project, which he calls BlaxploItalian, so fascinating
Born and raised in Bologna Italy, but now based in Brooklyn, Kuwornu currently has in the works his new documentary BlaxploItalian which will highlight the neglected and untold contributions of black actors in Italian cinema.
In his film he intends to chronicle the story of actors…
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