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Quibi announced What We Keep — a documentary series that brings viewers into the homes of remarkable people.

The series asks a simple but moving question: “Of all that you own, what object means the most to you and why?”

What We Keep is places audiences in the residence of outstanding individuals and asks them: “What object means the most to you, and why?” according to Blackfilm.

Quibi is a smart-phone-only app that unveils content in quick bites such as full shows, documentaries, and movies in chapters, in addition to mini news and entertainment features.

Cynthia Erivo (The Outsider, Harriet, The Color Purple), Dan Cogan (Icarus), and Liz Garbus (What Happened, Miss Simone?) are all executive producers of the docuseries based on Naomi Wax and Bill Shapiro’s What We Keep book. As if not backed by enough people, Penny Lane (Hail Satan?) is directing while Gabriel Sedgwick is producing the docuseries.

No release date is scheduled as of yet.

Source: Blackfilm

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On June 5, the Oxford Film Festival will host the virtual world premiere of the documentary feature, Far East Deep South, a film about a Chinese American family discovering its unexpected history in Mississippi. Before its premiere, the filmmakers, Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu, sit down for this month’s episode of Southern Fried Asian. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/southernfriedasian/SFA_FEDS.mp3 Baldwin […]

Ella Jones made history on Tuesday night, becoming the first Black and first woman to ever be elected as mayor in Ferguson, Mo.

As the New York Times notes, Jones, 65, won out over her opponent Heather Robinett with 54 percent of the vote.

Jones’ historic victory comes almost six years after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in the city that sparked protests across the nation. It also comes as the nation is rocked by yet another police-involved death of a Black man, George Floyd, which has also resulted in protests not only in the United States but across the globe as well.

“I’ve got work to do…because when you’re an African-American woman, they require more of you than they require of my counterpart,” Jones said in a YouTube video posted by St. Louis Public Radio journalist James Rosenbaum. “I know the people in Ferguson are ready to stabilize their community, and we’re going to work together to get it done.”

Jones noted that the election and the goal of her administration would be to serve the people.

“If you go look in the budget the first thing you see is the organizational chart. When you look at the organizational chart in the budget at the top of that chart it says ‘citizens,’ and then…the elected officials,” she pointed out. “If the people are not in charge of what they’re doing, then you’re going to have chaos. And we done had enough chaos…”

This is not Jones’ first time making history. A member of the city council, Jones smashed ceilings in 2015 when she became the first Black woman elected to the city council.

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Jeff VanderMeer has been enchanting readers with his haunting prose for years. His novels often read like esoteric fever-dreams that you can barely escape from and in all honesty probably wouldn’t want to. Best known for his Southern Reach Trilogy–which began with Annihilation–VanderMeer is next turning his hand to young adult fiction. A Peculiar Peril centers around a young boy whose life is upended when he’s left a strange and magical mansion on the promise that he catalogs its contents. It’s a wicked read that features teen heroes, occult villains, talking animals, and alt-universes, all in VanderMeer’s unique style.

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VanderMeer’s work has long inspired readers to think differently. And when I was putting together the questions for this unconventional interview I had to do the same. See, for out chat about A Peculiar Peril VanderMeer wanted questions that could inspire art. Because our conversation would be illustrated by the wonderful Las Vegas based artist Jeremy Zerfoss who worked with VanderMeer to create illustrations for the his first foray into young adult fiction. What you see in this piece are the original artworks inspired by our virtual conversation alongside the questions and answers.

Expanding on the already established world of the Lambsheads included creating an entirely new world.

A Peculiar Peril has a peculiar antagonist in an alt-universe reimagining of one of Britain’s most famed occultists.

VanderMeer also has a message for his fans who might have reservations about picking up a YA novel.

In A Peculiar Peril the Lambshead mansion becomes both the setting and inciting incident for Jonathan’s adventures.

Of all the fantastical locations, there is one that stands out for the author.

These gorgeous illustrated insights are the perfect introduction to the wild world of A Peculiar Peril. The novel opens up new worlds for readers and introduces a new hero for fans of fantasy. A Peculiar Peril also launches a new series for VanderMeer, The Misadventures of Jonathan Lambshead. So, if you’re a fan of his newest book you’ll be happy to know that you’ll be able to enjoy more stories from Aurora. A Peculiar Peril hits shelves on July 7th!

You can read all of these incredible illustrated images in our gallery below!

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Header Image: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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