Launching February 2026
DiverseCinemaDB is a curated database and media platform spotlighting independent films, filmmakers, classics and global stories from the diaspora.
About
DiverseCinemaDB serves as a global resource for films from the diaspora, independent cinema, and international storytellers. Founded and created by La'Chris Robinson Jordan, a longtime journalist, entertainment publicist and prolific creative, DiverseCinemaDB bridges film history, contemporary releases and cultural context.
How We Approach Cinema
At Diverse Cinema, we curate films and conversations that expand how cinema is created, understood and experienced. "Diverse cinema" is not an external label applied by the industry. It is an internal practice shaped by intention, process, and diverse perspectives.
What's Coming
Curated Film Database
A carefully curated catalog of films from the diaspora and beyond, spanning classic, contemporary, and independent cinema.
Filmmaker Spotlights
Profiles and interviews on filmmakers whose work expands the cinematic conversation. Spotlights center process, perspective and intention.
Visual Analysis
Reviews of scenes, frames, and cinematic choices. These pieces focus on composition, performance, and what the camera is quietly telling us.
Archival Insights
Contextual explorations drawn from historical records and film history. This section connects cinema to lineage, memory, and the stories that shaped us.
From the Archives
Legacy interviews from DiverseCinemaDB's early coverage, highlighting filmmakers and performers shaping contemporary cinema.
In conversation with filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper and Blair Underwood at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2016 during the premiere of Olympic Pride, American Prejudice.
Get In Touch
Are you a filmmaker or creative? We'd love to hear from you.
