Chicago, IL — Last night, at the opening ceremony of the 32nd annual Black Harvest Film Festival in Chicago, Brooke Obie’s debut documentary feature film, Abanitu: A Family Documentary was awarded the Sandor Prize Honorable Mention for Feature Film. An award-winning author of Book of Addis: Cradled Embers, and an
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Writer + Editor + Filmmaker
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Films
Brooke C. Obie is the director of the feature film ABANITU: A FAMILY DOCUMENTARY (2024), which had its world premiere at the 2024 Essence Film Festival and the narrative short GOD IS A FREQUENCY (2024), which has also received festival recognition.
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Black Girl Watching Newsletter & Podcast
Read all of Brooke’s film and TV criticism and analysis on her best-selling Substack list-topping platform Black Girl Watching.
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Reviews
Brooke Obie was named to The Root 100 Most Influential African Americans of 2019 for her film journalism debunking the movie ‘Green Book.’ Read all of her film and TV reviews here.
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Books
Brooke Obie is the author of the 3x award-winning historical fiction novel, BOOK OF ADDIS: CRADLED EMBERS (For the People Press, June 2016)
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Editing & Consulting
Brooke has been in editorial leadership positions for more than a decade and consults on publications, books, film scripts, marketing strategy and more.
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Interviews + Profiles
Brooke has interviewed legends Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Maya Angelou, Aretha Franklin, Ava DuVernay, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Phylicia Rashad, Patti LaBelle and many more.
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Hosting + Events
Brooke Obie has moderated Q&As, appeared on radio and live panels and hosted awards ceremonies, charity events and more. Brooke speaks on a wide range of topics, from Black film/TV, culture and politics.
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Brooke Obie Selected for a 2024 Women In Film Writer Fellowship
On June 25, it was announced in the Hollywood Reporter that Brooke Obie was selected as one of Women in Film’s 2024 fellows in the writer cohort. From the Hollywood Reporter: “Women in Film has found its class of 2024. From nearly 900 applications, the organization has confirmed 60 members for
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Brooke Obie’s Directorial Debut Narrative Short Selected For The 2024 Fiction Film Festival
Brooke Obie’s directorial debut narrative short GOD IS A FREQUENCY was selected for the 2024 Fiction Film Festival in Barcelona, Spain. The festival will take place on June 30. This is the second film festival to recognize GOD IS A FREQUENCY, with the Independent Shorts Awards selecting the film as
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Brooke Obie’s Directorial Feature Documentary ABANITU To Premiere At Essence Fest 2024
Filmmaker Brooke C. Obie’s feature film directorial debut, ABANITU: A FAMILY DOCUMENTARY, is an official selection at the 2024 Essence Film Festival where it will have its world premiere. A part of the 30th annual Essence Festival of Arts and Culture, the film festival will take place in New Orleans,
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