Jessie Maple Estate Talk ‘Will’ 4K Release & How The Filmmaker’s Independent Harlem Cinema Launched The Work Of Directors Like Spike Lee & Carlos Diegues

Jessie Maple Estate Talk ‘Will’ 4K Release & How The Filmmaker’s Independent Harlem Cinema Launched The Work Of Directors Like Spike Lee & Carlos Diegues

Jessie Maple began work on Will, a spirited tale about addiction and community ties in contemporary Harlem, in the late ‘70s. The project was completed in 1981 and is widely recognized as the first independent feature written, directed, and produced by a Black American woman. Last Friday, some four decades later, Maple’s debut film received […]