I have a very simple mantra and it's this: I want to make black cinema with the power, beauty, and alienation of… — Arthur Jafa Alienation 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… — Arthur Jafa Ability 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… — Arthur Jafa Compelling 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… — Arthur Jafa Black 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… — Arthur Jafa Disappear Copy Share Image
To me, not every black filmmaker who is making black films is trying to make black cinema. — Arthur Jafa Black Copy Share Image
I'll try to record the spiritual quality of the things that strike me. — Arthur Jafa Quality 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… — Arthur Jafa Black Copy Share Image
