Tessa, Jonathan and more speaking about Michael B Jordan as a director
I got teary eyed watching this. The love and admiration they have for Michael is really touching. He seems like a genuinely nice person and I know his parents are proud.
Did you know that only 160+ movies/shows have been adapted from books by Black authors since 1908? 4 of these were sci-fi/fantasy. Of the 160+ adaptations, 61 are adaptations of 2 books. Meanwhile, in YA alone, 50+ adaptations have been released in the past 20 years, half of which were sci-fi/fantasy. But that's not all.
My findings can be found in the essay, "Dear Hollywood, Where Are the SFF Book-to-Movie/TV Adaptations From Black Writers?" over on Reactormag.com, previously Tor.com.
Also, be sure to check out:
My Spreadsheet of ALL Black Book-to-Movie/TV Adaptations From Black Writers
My Letterboxd List of ALL Black Book-to-Movie Adaptations From Black Writers