BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions

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Adapted from Kahlil Joseph's renowned video art installation, BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions is a distinctive cinematic experience that mirrors the sonic textures of a record album, weaving fiction and history in an immersive journey where the fictionalized figures of W. E. B Du Bois and Marcus Garvey join artists, musicians, Joseph's family, and even Twitter chats, in a vision for black consciousness.

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Aisha Harris

NPR

Its most affecting moments are the essayistic montages of archival footage, which stitch together a clear-eyed mediation on memory, lineage, and the meaning of freedom.

Feb 28, 2025

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David Fear

Rolling Stone

Joseph’s quick tour through African-American culture over the last few centuries felt radical and mindblowing in the best possible way.

Feb 28, 2025

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Marshall Shaffer

Slant Magazine

This hybridized essay film embodies the complications and contradictions inherent within Black history—complete with all its erasures and variances.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 21, 2025

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Brooke Obie

Black Girl Watching

Its African, nonlinear layering of time can make for a bit of a challenging watch to the average viewer, but would make a stunning museum exhibit.

Sep 20, 2025

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Alex Papaioannou

InSession Film

A living, breathing, constantly evolving piece of art which forces you to engage with it on its own terms, and to leave any pre-conceived notions at the door

Rated: B+

Sep 8, 2025

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Jeanine T. Abraham

VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)

The bulk of this film is a beautifully edited sharing of a bounty of archival footage mixed with viral social media posts, news clips, interviews, and animated scenes with a killer score connected by the BLKNWS network.

Rated: 3.5

Sep 6, 2025

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cryorc

Loved this film! Excellent story telling.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/01/25

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Magic

The different nature of visually telling history. It’s a strong representation of an artist.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/29/25

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Stephen C

Success in 01 hour and 53 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/29/25

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Synopsis

Adapted from Kahlil Joseph's renowned video art installation, BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions is a distinctive cinematic experience that mirrors the sonic textures of a record album, weaving fiction and history in an immersive journey where the fictionalized figures of W. E. B Du Bois and Marcus Garvey join artists, musicians, Joseph's family, and even Twitter chats, in a vision for black consciousness.

Director: Kahlil Joseph
Producer: Onye Anyanwu, Kahlil Joseph, Amy Greenleaf, Nic Gonda
Screenwriter: Sheba Anyanwu, Kristen Adele Calhoun, Madebo Fatunde, Kahlil Joseph, Saidiya Hartman, Irvin Hunt
Distributor: Rich Spirit
Production Co: Rich Spirit, BN Media
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 28, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 53m