Regardless of how many accolades they stack up, or how many viewers they reach, what guarantee is there that these films are doing any more than generating buzz and drawing short-lived press attention?
The mainstream press has taken notice, too, drawing attention to Glasper's hip-hop-inflected rhythms and his associations with artists such as Mos Def, Common, Q-Tip and Erykah Badu.
The remainder of the press conference went on in this manner, rendering the translation headsets pointless and drawing out each question (and response) to 10 minutes or more.