midwestbsfa Events

Midwest BSFA Hosts “Matinee Noir: Black Speculative Fiction Shorts” on Oct.28

43079484_2058710107505084_4202272770651848704_nOctober is Black Speculative Fiction Month and we’re hosting “Matinee Noir: Black Speculative Fiction Shorts” on Oct. 28 at the Clifton branch of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County! Here’s the list of films we’re featuring this month.  Continue reading “Midwest BSFA Hosts “Matinee Noir: Black Speculative Fiction Shorts” on Oct.28″ →

midwestbsfa Interviews

Interview with Author/Filmmaker Ytasha Womack

Ytasha-WomackYtasha Womack, author of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi & Fantasy Culture as well as the science-fiction novel Rayla 2212, put her Afrofuturism-themed film Bar Star City into production last fall. The film looks at love, deception, memory and alienation among a group of bar regulars in Chicago. Midwest BSFA talked to Womack about her film, Afrofuturism, and being a black female creative in the ever-changing genre of sci-fi. Continue reading “Interview with Author/Filmmaker Ytasha Womack” →