It was about 2 weeks ago when I posted an entry dismissing the industry-held belief (and sadly, amongst some of *us* as well) that "black American films don't sell overseas."
In that post, I listed 2 countries which my research showed have demonstrated strong interest in black American films, given the number of black American films that have been released in those countries, as well as how well they performed at the box office, especially relative to mainstream Hollywood films - in some instances, outperforming those.
The two countries were England and South Africa.
Black filmmakers who read that post would be wise to take that piece of information into consideration, when plotting a release strategy for their future films, and research entryways into those markets especially (although there are others).
While I'm certainly not implying that my post had anything at all to do with the fact that Terence Nance's feature film debut, An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (an indie film too) will be opening theatrically in South Africa, I thought it was worth mentioning that it is, given conversations we continue to have about black films playing in overseas markets.
The Bioscope Independent Cinema in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, will run the film in a limited (1-week) release, starting this weekend.
I believe this will be the film's first non-USA commercial theatrical release.
For our readers in the area, go to the Bioscope's website HERE for times and ticket information.
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