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Film
Listen: Before there was Tropicana Field and its surrounding acres of asphalt, there was the Gas Plant Neighborhood in St. Petersburg. Now, there’s a new documentary shining a light on the primarily Black neighborhood destroyed...
Listen: It’s been almost twelve years since Paul Walker, car enthusiast and the star of the long-running action film franchise Fast & Furious, died in a car accident. His brother, Cody Walker, and co-star, Tyrese...
Tampa celebrates Black love and Blerds
Frank Crum from the city of Tampa makes his annual pilgrimage to The Forum to talk Black Love movie series and the rise of the Black Nerd.
In no particular order, here is the Life Elsewhere essential list of events, people, music, books and movies for 2024. Joe Biden A good man I would have loved to have interviewed. From what I...
Will Braden recalls what first drew him to film. he realized that he was intrigued by structure, echoing his fascination with puzzles.
Interview: Tyler Riggs on ‘Blue Boy’
Blue Boy won the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short at the Gasparilla International Film Festival. The short is a proof-of-concept piece for a future feature. Listen: The film follows bodybuilder Joey Rossi...
Despite record Tampa film fest attendance, filming in Florida faces hurdles
Listen: Hollywood came to Tampa last weekend through the 17th annual Gasparilla International Film Festival. Despite record attendance, getting filmmakers to shoot in Tampa may be a tricky task. Hundreds of people gathered outside of...
Black History: Soul Food and Culture
A motley crew: Frank Crum, Patró Mabíli, Annie Miles and host Walter L. Smith II. City of Tampa’s Frank Crum returns to reiterate the huge Black History movie and soul food event currently underway. Social...
“Origins”, Con-Men and Vengeance
The Florida Governor ended his struggling presidential campaign and president 45 lingers on with a campaign to shield him from multiple prosecutions. Also, a special review of the book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent”....
Black Love, Knowledge and Freedom
Frank Crum, Community Engagement Coordinator for the City of Tampa, visit WMNF. The City of Tampa’s Community Engagement & Partnerships Department – that explore stories centered around the theme of “Faith, Food & Family” as...
VP Who? Hollywood Vs China. Symphony Of Empathy.
At some point in 2024 Trump will have to reluctantly share the stage with the person he selects as his running mate for the general election. In normal times with conventional behavior a presidential candidate’s...
Ahmed White: Under the Iron Heel: The Wobblies and the Capitalist War on Radical Workers In 1917, the Industrial Workers of the World was rapidly gaining strength and members. Within a decade, this radical union...
