BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions at Real Art Ways

“Its most affecting moments are the essayistic montages of archival footage, which stitch together a clear-eyed mediation on memory, lineage, and the meaning of freedom.” – NPR

“Joseph’s quick tour through African-American culture over the last few centuries felt radical and mindblowing in the best possible way.” – Rolling Stone

“Khalil Joseph radically reimagines the world through a Black lens, while self-reflexively observing the difficulties of doing so. The film is a pulsing, essayistic docu-fiction piece that defies categorization.” – Variety

“To this fan of Davis and his work at the Underground Museum, BLKNWS feels as much like a tribute to Black culture as it does to Joseph and his brother’s experimental spirits.” – The Hollywood Reporter

Adapted from Kahlil Joseph’s renowned video art installation, BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions is a distinctive cinematic experience that mirrors the sonic textures of a record album, weaving fiction and history in an immersive journey where the fictionalized figures of W. E. B Du Bois and Marcus Garvey join artists, musicians, Joseph’s family, and even Twitter chats, in a vision for black consciousness.