Unlike some of its A-list competitors at the upcoming Independent Spirit Awards, Shatara Michelle Ford‘s debut film “Test Pattern” was funded on nine credit cards the director took out themself.

Michelle Obama is one of the most stylish women in the world. She is redefining what it means to be the First Lady. She is re-imagining the role of the modern woman--especially the way they dress.

Shatara Michelle Ford’s debut feature Test Pattern addresses sensitive material with clinically painstaking detail. The narrative begins in 2017 at an Austin bar as Renesha (Brittany S. Hall) meets ...

Michelle Obama on December 15, 2025. For the occasion, Mrs. Obama channeled the 1970s in an earth-toned Etro polo and matching wrap skirt. Her knit separates also featured a groovy geometric pattern.

Welcome to this week’s edition of Female Filmmakers in Focus, a column where you will find a recommendation for films directed by women to seek out each week. Shatara Michelle Ford has written and ...

Exclusive: Ford's highly anticipated sophomore feature "Dreams in Nightmares" will open the BlackStar Film Festival in August. Ford’s “Test Pattern,” a standout debut from 2019, also premiered at ...