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Filmmaker Magazine: A Short Feels Like a Song, a Feature Would Be the Album
May 25, 2022
His friends are played by my friends, the wonderful Blanche Akonchong and actually our producer Joseph Longo!
The Gotham Announces the 135 Projects Comprising Its Upcoming Gotham Week Project Market
July 29, 2021
Mercury Afrograde created and written by Blanche Akonchong.
The Gotham Announces 20 Projects and Selected Fellows for The 2021 Documentary and TV Series Labs
May 27, 2021
Mercury Afrograde (pictured above) –– As the stars fall out of line, so do events in Zina Agbor’s cosmic world.
Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC Film Festival Unveils Lineup
March 31, 2021
MERCURY AFROGRADE directed by Blanche Akonchong -- On a crazy day during mercury retrograde, a family’s deepest secrets come to the surface, forcing them to realize they are not the model African family.
ENAKA Starts Afresh With Bye Bye Baby
January 25, 2021
Genre fusing act ENAKA shares with us her new single “Bye Bye Baby,” a laidback heartwarming track that dives into heartbreaks and the rejuvenating aftermath.
‘Cowboys’ and ‘Welcome to the USA’ Take Home Top Prizes at NewFest
October 25, 2020
The three filmmakers who received the Emerging Black LGBTQ+ Filmmaker Award, were writer/director/producer Blanche Akonchong for MERCURY AFROGRADE, co-writers/producers/directors Elegance Bratton & Jovan James for BUCK, and writer/director Terrance Daye for SHIP: A VISUAL POEM.
21st Annual Woodstock Film Festival Announces Maverick Award Winners
October 2, 2020
Honorable Mention
Mercury Afrograde, directed by Blanche Akonchong