writing — Nijla Mu'min, writer/filmmaker

Film Reviews, Interviews, & Essays

Publications: VICE, Indiewire, Shadow & Act, Bitch, Los Angeles Times, KQED Arts, Talkhouse

The Myth of the Small Black Film

The Myth of the Small Black Film

Loving Bay Area Hip Hop is Complicated

Loving Bay Area Hip Hop is Complicated

Growing Pains: Origins of "Jinn"

Growing Pains: Origins of "Jinn"

Films About Black Girls

Films About Black Girls

Black Lives on the Bayou

Black Lives on the Bayou

Creed Is A Film For Fighters

Creed Is A Film For Fighters

On "Moonlight"

"Losing Ground" & Black Female Film

"Losing Ground" & Black Female Film

A conversation with Ryan Coogler

A conversation with Ryan Coogler

A conversation with Bradford Young

A conversation with Bradford Young

One Family's Silence

One Family's Silence

Is Passion Enough?

Is Passion Enough?

Heart of Human Portrayal

Heart of Human Portrayal

On culture, rage, & contradiction

On culture, rage, & contradiction

A conversation with Ava DuVernay

A conversation with Ava DuVernay

The Knick

Evolution of a Criminal

Evolution of a Criminal

Filmmaking Is My Resistance

Filmmaking Is My Resistance

Beyond the urban narrative

Beyond the urban narrative

The future of black romance

The future of black romance

Keeye & Peele

Black nerds unite

Black nerds unite

Por Aqui Tudo Bem

Por Aqui Tudo Bem

Race, class, & sexism in "Belle"

Race, class, & sexism in "Belle"

Dreams Are Colder Than Death

Dreams Are Colder Than Death

Page to screen

Black woman filmmaker outside

Black woman filmmaker outside

Filmmaking Diaries

Filmmaking Diaries

The secret lives of black girls

The secret lives of black girls

LA Rebellion Cinema

LA Rebellion Cinema

Bless Their Little Hearts

Bless Their Little Hearts

before the storm of gentrification

before the storm of gentrification

for latasha harlins

for latasha harlins

Master of None