Khalik Allah's Spiritual Documentary Black Mother Streams Free

Khalik Allah's documentary Black Mother is streaming for free until February 15 via the Carbonia Film Festival. The film, winner of the 2018 CFF Premio Giuria Circoli del Cinema, is a spiritual journey through Jamaica blending sacred and profane imagery. Allah, born in 1985 to a Jamaican mother and Iranian father, is a Magnum Photos member since 2020. Black Mother features prostitutes, beggars, and street vendors, with out-of-sync audio and visuals. The Guardian called it a "raw, dense odyssey." The film explores colonial legacy and societal malaise through intimate portraits. Allah's earlier work, Field Niggas (2015), examined poverty and racism in Harlem.