What does a black filmmaker have to do to get some respect around here?
Screenwriter and director Gina Prince-Bythewood is not happy with Netflix over how her last film, “Beyond the Lights,” is being treated by the streaming platform, since its release there, and she has been very public about it over the last few days.
Specifically, she is upset that the film is being lumped together with other black films only, instead of being marketed as a romantic drama for everyone, regardless of race.
In the “More Like This” recommendations list of other films that is part of Netflix’s user interface, titles listed with "Lights" include “Being Mary Jane”, “The Favorite…
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