short films

A few weeks ago, XXL spoke with Mississippi rapper David Banner about his role in recent film Lee Daniels' The Butler, in which he plays the lead character's brother, Earl Gaines. In the exclusive interview, Banner spoke about his budding career as a film actor, and even went on to mention that he'd directed a film of his own, a short called Walking With Gods. Yesterday, Ba...

Last night, Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino released a short film titled Clapping For The Wrong Reasons to his website and live-streamed it for fans all over the world. The 24-minute movie, which was actually shot on film, looks like it takes place in Glover's California home and features appearances from Chance The Rapper, Trinidad Jame$, porn star Abella Anderson, Boy Meets World's Daniell

After teasing the 'net two weeks ago with a trailer for his Clapping For The Wrong Reasons short film—which would feature appearances from Chance The Rapper and Trinidad Jame$—Childish Gambino took to his Twitter to announce that he is currently live-streaming the film via his UStream channel right now. Watch it above, and ...

This Friday, Mississippi rapper David Banner will make his return to the silver screen with an appearance in Lee Daniels' The Butler, in which he'll play the lead character's brother Earl Gaines. As he continues to build upon his extensive acting resume, though, Banner told XXL that he's working on a short film of his own. In a pho...

A little over a week ago, the perpetually groundbreaking Jay Z released the music video for his recent Magna Carta … Holy Grail single "Picasso Baby." The video—which was shot in a famed art gallery in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood—was directed by Mark Romanek, and features Jay performing to a rotating crowd of artists, musicians and fans in an intimate setting. Jay and HBO, who ...

After making his marks on fashion and music, Kanye looks into debuting a short film at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. XXL conjured up five possible plots for 'Ye's upcoming flick...