Golden Globe nominee David Oyelowo and Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o are certainly on a roll as they proactively align themselves with roles that will undoubtedly increase their marketability.
As the year draws to a close, over-night sensation Lupita Nyong’o will surely reflect with heady nostalgia at the amazing ride she has had so far. Fashion darling, Oscar-winner, and endorsement favorite, she is literally the American dream and everyone is still in awe of the stunner, who won hearts after unbearably affecting performance in 12 Years a Slave.
The New York African Film Festival held it’s annual gala last Friday, and it was no surprise that the film chosen for celebratory purposes was the ambitious and highly anticipated, Half of a Yellow Sun, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton and Anika Noni Rose.
It’s that time again! The New York African Film Festival is back and this time the celebratory themes are seeped in the relevance of the accessibility of stories that for too long remained buried under the weight of myths and nonchalance.