Seen is a journal of film and visual culture focused on Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities globally, published by BlackStar Projects twice each calendar year.

Two Black men stand facing the viewer in a dark, blue-lit space. Donald Glover stands in the foreground, looking off frame, while LaKeith Stanfield stands in the background, with a hand framing his left eye.

Observed

'Atlanta' is Back and Bold as Ever

by Tre Johnson
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Arthur Jafa and Darol Olu Kae talk about AJ's career in his LA studio.

Studio Visit: Arthur Jafa

A grid featuring twenty five people on a Zoom video call smile and look at their cameras during a discussion.

Essays

The Politics of the Gaze

by Janaína Oliveira
Still from the film "The Farewell" is an image taken from the inside of an MRI machine. A circle in the center of the frame shows an elderly woman in a blue medical gown, sitting and preparing to enter the machine. A hand can be seen holding on to her wrist as she looks, presumably at a medical professional, off screen.

Interviews

The Sound of Secrets

by Heidi Saman

 

Observed
Monthly missives on film, art, and more

A still from After Sherman shows a Black person, their back to the camera, looking out at an expansive mountain range.