In celebration of Mother’s Day on Sunday (May 8), the Disney-owned cabler shared a 47-second trailer for the five-part documentary seriesDear Mama, titled after Tupac’s 1995 hit song. In the teaser, Afeni — whodied in 2016— recalls an important lesson she taught her ...
But Grad says he more broadly saw Dear Mama as a perfect fit within FX’s wider slate of innovative projects. “We decided if we’re going to get into documentary, we have to approach it using the same criteria that we do with our scripted shows,” he says. “How original can it ...
Look around you in this studio right now. I have women working on my music. They understand where I''m coming from. So does my mama. I always play my music for her before it comes out. Why do you think I wrote "Dear Mama"? I wrote it for my mama because I love her and I f...
“Tupac Amaru Shakur has become a global symbol of rebellion – a symbol as visible and important as Malcolm X and Che Guevara and an inspiration to activists today,” said Allen Hughes, who directed the FX documentary “ Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur.” The documentary del...
Earlier this year, Allen Hughes’ FX docuseries “Dear Mama” offered a far-reaching study of Shakur’s life by focusing on his relationship with his mother, Afeni Shakur (herself a trailblazing figure of the Black liberation movement whose life would have been documentary-worthy even if her ...
1 on the Billboard charts His song "Dear Mama" was added to the National Recording Registry in 2010 Is the subject of more than a dozen documentary films Fifteen years after his death, "performed" at the 2012 Coachella Music Festival as a hologram Relationships...
Amerikaz Most Wanted", "One Day at a Time", "Runnin' (Dying to Live)", "Holler If Ya' Hear Me", "Same Song", "Rebel of the Underground", "The Realist Killaz", "Trapped", "Keep Ya Head Up", "I Get Around", "Hit Em Up", "Wonda Why They Call U Bitch", "Dear Mama") ...
’s,’s The Second Mother,’s,’sand’s Girlhood are among the fiction and documentary line-up. The fiction selections are:’s Ciudad Deliro (Colombia);’s(India);’s(Ethiopia-Spain); Girlhood (France),’s(Venezuela); Ana V. Bojórquez,’ The Greatest House In The World (Guatemala-Mex...
Tupac: Resurrection: Directed by Lauren Lazin. With Tupac Shakur, Rappin' 4-Tay, Conrad Bain, Bill Bellamy. Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop M.C
Tupac: Resurrection: Directed by Lauren Lazin. With Tupac Shakur, Rappin' 4-Tay, Conrad Bain, Bill Bellamy. Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop M.C