Shaping the Future of African American FilmReceived the Distinction Honor for the 2016 C. Calvin Smith Book Award from the Southern Conference on African American Studies, Inc. In Hollywood, we hear, its all about the money. Its a ready explanation for why so few black films get madeno crossover appeal, no promise of a big payoff. But what if the money itself is color coded? What if the economics that governs film production is so skewed that no film by, about, or for people of color will ever