Film critic Shawn Edwards is joined by radio personality Jabulani Leffall for a discussion of the global impact of black films and the steady decline of the black film industry. Factors such as persistent DVD bootlegs and a lack of box-office support for positive portrayals of the black community contribute to this worsening climate.

Edwards co-hosts The Screening Room on Fox 4 News and is a founder of the Black Film Critics Circle. Leffall is an award-winning journalist and host of Central Standard on KCUR 89.3 FM.

This presentation complements the film series Black Films around the Globe.