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 ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Curtis Mayfield wasn’t just a musician—he was a storyteller, an activist, and a visionary whose music still speaks to us today. Whether he was crafting powerful anthems for the civil ...

It's an exuberant documentary full of all-star conversations, framed around archival footage of an artist who remains an underappreciated giant. Early on in “The Makings of Curtis Mayfield,” H.E.R., ...

H.E.R. stopped by the L.A. Times studio at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival to talk about her new film, “The Makings of Curtis Mayfield” playing at the festival. Matt Brennan is editor in chief of The ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last year, friends Lucy Smith of the Lucy Smith Quintet and journalist Cheryl Corley came together to create a summertime experience titled “Chicago Bound” that melded Great Migration stories with the ...

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 ...