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Alicia Keys' Documentary on Kwame Brathwaite Wins Best Feature

3/19/2026

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Alicia Keys and Kasseem 'Swizz Beatz' Dean are Executive Producers of the documentary Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story.
Wayfarer Studios, Misfits Entertainment, and Mediawan produced the film.
Yemi Bamiro directed the documentary.
The film won Best Documentary Feature at the 34th Annual Pan African Film Festival.
The film chronicles Kwame Brathwaite's life from the 1950s through 2023 and his extensive photography of cultural moments and iconic figures.

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Story summary

Alicia Keys and Kasseem 'Swizz Beatz' Dean are Executive Producers of the documentary Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story.
Wayfarer Studios, Misfits Entertainment, and Mediawan produced the film.
Yemi Bamiro directed the documentary.
The film won Best Documentary Feature at the 34th Annual Pan African Film Festival.
The film chronicles Kwame Brathwaite's life from the 1950s through 2023 and his extensive photography of cultural moments and iconic figures.