Over the years, Netflix has steadily prioritized single set films and brought them further into the collective consciousness of the film community; all while tackling themes of police brutality, institutionalized racism, and romantic resentment.

When history is enveloped in mystery, artists fill blanks and re-imagine what could have been in a medium of their choice. This can be seen as South African directors and screenwriters re-interrogate race relations derived from apartheid in recent Netflix film and series productions.

Sam Levinson's hit HBO series "Euphoria" depicts teenage life as misery punctuated by brief moments of euphoria.

Beauty as a social currency, particularly in the Global South, means upward mobility, political change, and societal influence. However, while you can become financially literate, what does it mean to master the commodity of beauty?

Just Mercy follows the true story of young Bryan Stevenson and his history-making battle for justice. Of the 2019 film, Misa Narrates concludes, “Blackness comes with scandal and just enough mercy.”

Black parents have to ensure their children survive the system, but at what point is nurturing encouragement destructive?