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
Since 2018, Brooke Obie’s film and TV criticism has appeared on Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer, influencing the percentage of critical acclaim films and TV series receive. Now, Brooke has received the honor of an individually-approved Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer critic, meaning no matter which outlet publishes her reviews and regardless of the
From Shadow and Act: There is no other movie like Barry Jenkins’ genius If Beale Street Could Talk. This faithful film adaptation of James Baldwin’s iconic novel of the same name portrays the beauty of Blackness in all of its glory. In Barry’s Beale Street, Blackness means more than just oppression; Blackness is
I spent so many hours talking to Dr. Shirley’s family and his documentarian, and listening to his music while writing this. This is for you, Dr. Shirley ❤️ https://t.co/pBAo9vIcxo — Lumberjack Brooke (@BrookeObie) December 16, 2018 From Shadow and Act: In August 2018, Edwin Shirley III sat in disbelief as
On August 5, 2017, Brooke Obie appeared on Harlem World magazine’s radio show, hosted by Danny Tisdale. She shares how it felt for her debut novel ‘Book of Addis: Cradled Embers’ to win the 2017 Phillis Wheatley Book Award for First Fiction, why HBO’s proposed show ‘Confederate’ disrespects the history
From VSB: After a not-really-all-that-brief-at-all hiatus, The Writing Ass Chick We Love series returns with the homie Brooke Obie. We’ve known each other since we worked together at EBONY.com, and I’ve read and admired your work in the past. But, in preparing for this feature, I visited your personal site (brookeobie.com)
On June 30, 2016, Brooke Obie’s debut novel, Book of Addis: Cradled Embers, was published by For the People Press. Her launch party and author Q&A took place on July 3. Buy Book of Addis in print or ebook on Amazon, and watch video of the author Q&A and see photos from
On May 28, 2013, exactly one year before Dr. Maya Angelou’s death, I got to spend 30 glorious minutes chatting with her. On her birthday, I remember our conversation: Maya Angelou’s Words of Wisdom: ‘Love Is the Healing Agent’ By Brooke C. Obie, TheGrio.com As I re-read Dr. Maya Angelou’s I
This week, Brooke Obie was profiled in the historic New York Amsterdam News, one of the oldest Black newspapers in the country. Check out the article below: Brooke Obie: A pen, faith and lots of love By Demetria Irwin “I know that God loves me.” That statement is what has kept writer
I am so honored and thrilled to be featured in a two-page spread (pg. 28 and 29) in my alumni magazine, The Mercer Lawyer!