To me, not every black filmmaker who is making black films is trying to make black cinema. — Arthur Jafa Copy Share Image
I have a very simple mantra and it's this: I want to make black cinema with the power, beauty, and alienation of black music.… — Arthur Jafa Copy Share Image
It's a muscle that everybody needs to develop: the ability to see themselves in someone else's circumstances without having to paint that person white,… — Arthur Jafa Copy Share Image
I'm always making things, and I have this ongoing practice of compelling stuff that strikes me. Over the course of my life doing this,… — Arthur Jafa Copy Share Image
The problem with black cinema in its current form is on the one hand it is the only game in town; it's a very… — Arthur Jafa Copy Share Image
I've pushed myself to push toward things that disturb me. I've developed a habit of recording these things because these things often disappear. — Arthur Jafa Copy Share Image
To me, not every black filmmaker who is making black films is trying to make black cinema. — Arthur Jafa Copy Share Image
I'll try to record the spiritual quality of the things that strike me. — Arthur Jafa Copy Share Image
I remember when someone told me phones were going to have cameras on them, and I thought that was the dumbest idea I'd ever… — Arthur Jafa Copy Share Image
