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Ruth E. Carter and Ryan Coogler on the set of Marvel Studios' 'Black Panther' (2022) Credit: Ron Harvey / Alamy Stock Photo

From Spike Lee to Black Panther: Ruth E. Carter's career in costumes

Costumes don’t just dress characters – they tell meaningful, world-building stories.
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Artworks by The Pacific Sisters - The Future & Other Fictions, ACMI, 2024, image by Eugene Hyland (36) copy

The Pacific Sisters on art, activism and upcycled expression

Meet the collective behind the costumes mixing Māori and Pacific heritage with rebellion.
web - 2 frames - The Darkness Between the Stars - Serwah Attafuah copy
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Making The Darkness Between the Stars with Serwah Attafuah

Learn about the characters and construction of Serwah Attafuah's screen-based Afrofuturist artwork.

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