Janicza Bravo

Exclaim!'s 17 Best Films of 2021

PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2021

After a year of cancellations and theatre closures, filmgoers and studios hoped that 2021 would be a return to some form of normalcy. While...

A'ziah King Hopes 'Zola' Will Inspire More Authentic Sex Work Stories in Hollywood

PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2021

"Sex work is work. It's a job, it's a lifestyle. It can be negative if that's what you make it, but for me, my sex work has always been pos...

'Zola' Is a Wild Ride That Matches the Intensity of the Twitter Thread That Inspired It

Directed By Janicza Bravo

PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2021

The journey of Zola from 148-tweet thread to A24 buzz film is oddly fitting. James Franco was originally set to direct and produce A'Ziah K...

A24's New 'Zola' Trailer Brings That Viral Twitter Thread to Life

PUBLISHED Mar 31, 2021

A24 has released the official trailer for Zola — the movie based on that infamous Twitter thread about an ill-fated road trip to Florida....

Lemon

Directed by Janicza Bravo

PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2017

Typified by bright colours, hand-written title cards and contemporary soundtracks, the Sundance indie dramedies of the mid-2000s eventually...