Using his own filmmaking experience as a lesson in how it’s done, director, actor and comedian Robert Townsend offered encouraging news for Black filmmaking hopefuls during his visit to the Twin Cities last weekend: The barriers are fewer and the prospects better now than when he struggled for a break. Townsend came to kick off […]
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Robert Townsend to visit Twin Cities for Gordon Parks film series kick-off
Acclaimed director and actor Robert Townsend is helping launch a new Twin Cities film series honoring the legendary photographer and filmmaker Gordon Parks.