'Zola' is a Modern Black Fairytale
It’s fun, it’s energetic, but it’s also understated and vicarial. Zola is a modern black fairytale and future of black movies.

Every summer, at an altitude of 2,000 metres, grow the blueberries in the southern part of Macedonia - or as they call it down there ‘the mountain caviar’. Telling the story about Mile from the city of Gevgelija, who believes that Kozhuf Mountain is the best office one could ask for, the film captures the tiring work of the blueberry pickers whose livelihood depends on the annual harvest of these “black perls”.
It’s fun, it’s energetic, but it’s also understated and vicarial. Zola is a modern black fairytale and future of black movies.
YouTube surpasses Netflix but there is more to the story.
A documentary film about a disabled female athlete who builds courage within herself and seeks faith.
A short hybrid film featuring everyone's favorite Disney characters.
Films staring black transgender actresses/actors are few and far between, it’s refreshing to see a demographic represented in film that hardly gets any attention. This is especially important as the Black trans community has been shown in studies to face the highest level of discrimination amongst general trans and non-binary groups. That is why it’s so crucial that we amplify their voices through any way we can, storytelling being a great medium to do so.