From first love to grown love, these films shaped how we see romance, vulnerability, and Black joy. In this episode of the BLISS for Singles Podcast, we sit down with author and filmmaker Sekou Browne to talk Black love in film, faith, and the stories that still move us—while counting down our personal Top 10 Black love movies that still have us in our feelings.
Whether you’re single, hopeful, healing, or simply in the mood for a meaningful love story, this episode is a reminder of why Black love on screen hits different.
Sekou Browne is a writer and filmmaker telling honest, hope-filled stories about Christian dating and emotional life inside church culture. His work explores the interior lives of Christian single women navigating love, faith, and long seasons of waiting.
His debut novel, Coming Up Short (2026), was first developed as a feature film concept and selected as 1 of 15 finalists from over 2,000 submissions—the only faith-based story chosen—before being adapted into the first book in his Date Different fiction series.
Connect with our guest, Sekou Browne:
• Sign up for the Early Reader Team for Coming Up Short
• Watch Sekou Browne’s short story films for Christians
• Follow Sekou Browne on Instagram & Threads
