Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Hi Everyone! I am joined today by a very special guest: Michael of ReelBlack. He’s a filmmaker, curator, and media host based in Philadelphia, PA. A graduate of both NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and The American Film Institute Conservatory, his short films and documentaries have screened globally. He has worked with Chris Rock, Ava DuVernay, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Cosby, and The Hudlin Brothers. The recipient of The CNN IReport Film Festival Grand Jury Prize and two-time Pew Fellowship finalist, Mike has curated film festivals since 1994, when he was hired by Todd Phillips (Joker) and Andrew Gurland (The Last Exorcism) to bring Rusty Cundieff’s Fear of a Black Hat to the New York Underground Film Festival. Today,
We discuss the restoration work that he did for the movie "Riverbend (1989)". Additionally, we discuss physical media as a whole. So sit back, enjoy and be sure to subscribe to his channels & check out his website. Links are down below!

Reelblack Website:
reelblack.com

Reelblack One Youtube Channel:
youtube.com/@reelblack

Reelblack Two Youtube Channel:
youtube.com/@ReelblackTwo

Riverbend (1989) Restored Trailer:
youtu.be/ejcnpEDSvpE?si=RdqHzCxhDHSSTsOM

Link to my Letterboxd:
https://boxd.it/rJlN

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