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.
“As formally inventive as it is intellectually exciting…the movie playfully, often touchingly surges and leaps across time and borders.” — The New York Times
“Kahlil Joseph’s Brilliant Essay Film Pushes Filmmaking Forward.” — IndieWire
“BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions is one of the best films of 2025.” — HPR
“Joseph’s first feature becomes a stunning mise en abyme rife with rhythm and energy — as intellectually potent as it is emotionally stimulating.” — Variety
“BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions functions as a compendium of Black thought and culture for former Tumblr kids…. But unlike our increasingly warped and rage-baited algorithms, BLKNWS is an informative encounter.” — The Hollywood Reporter
“With this innovative work of cinema, Joseph…shows us not just the events, but the pulse of Black life.” — Sundance
