"It means there is no progression and we stay in struggle (coming out and religion) and victim-hood "
Isn't this pretty much the synopsis for all Black American movie content, Gay and Straight (as has been mentioned on here before)? Sports, Dance/ Step, Church/Religion, and "(most times abusive/dysfunctional) relationships. SOMEbody SOMEwhere has gotta step out of the box, dude. I personally would love to see a black director do an awesome ass Sci-Fi or Horror flick. No, NOT with a all black cast. A ethnically well rounded cast where the main protagonist is black or "other" and not stereotypically "hood" like so many black characters are written to be. Hell, even a "Period Piece". Let a black director re-make "Shaka Zulu" into an actual movie. That story is f@#kin amazing. For the "militant" black directors, make a movie talking about the rise of the Benin Empire in West Africa and how the British came in a f#$ked the dog sh!t outta them and stole damn near ALL their art/ sculptures/ etc and stuck it in a museum, then continued f@#kin' them and brainwashin' them into Christianity. Anything but what we've been doing for YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEARRRRS. IJS