But H.E.R.’s film, which premiered at SXSW, doesn’t really offer any of that. The musician finds her own way to capture Mayfield, one that relies heavily on conversations with filmmakers, producers ...

Collider's Perri Nemiroff talks to H.E.R. about her directorial debut, The Makings of Curtis Mayfield, at SXSW 2025. H.E.R. emphasizes the cultural legacy left by Mayfield on herself and on the music ...

Early on in “The Makings of Curtis Mayfield,” H.E.R., the 27-year-old R&B pop star who directed the film and appears in it as its interviewer and tour guide, offers a telling observation about her ...

When H.E.R.‘s song “Fight For You” from Judas and the Black Messiah won the Oscar for best original song in 2021, she credited her win in part to the days she spent listening to artists like Curtis ...

In 2021, the musician H.E.R. won the Academy Award for best original song for the track “Fight for You” from Judas and the Black Messiah that took inspiration from the soul and protest songs of the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When most people think of Curtis Mayfield, they think of the big ones—“Move On Up,” “Superfly,” or maybe “People Get Ready.” And for good reason. Those songs are legendary, stitched ...

A new documentary about legendary soul and funk artist Curtis Mayfield, that’s directed by H.E.R., just had its premiere — and H.E.R. has taken some time to discuss how the project came about. While ...

Curtis Mayfield's previous songs for The Impressions had often been broadly inspirational — but here, he aimed his pen directly at black... 'We're A Winner' Married Black Pride To An Irresistible Beat ...