On the success of the Oscar-winning breakout Moonlight and his follow-up If Beale Street Could Talk, Barry Jenkins has become one of contemporary cinema’s most... Read More
Shane Slater
Shane is a passionate cinephile whose love for film led him to creating his blog Film Actually in 2009. Since then, he has also written for AwardsCircuit.com, Awards Radar, That Shelf and The Spool, in addition to appearances on podcasts, radio and TV. Based in Kingston, Jamaica, he relishes the film festival experience, having covered NYFF, Sundance, SXSW and TIFF among others. He is a proud member of the African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA).

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