Pioneers of African-American cinema / Kino Classics ; Library of Congress ; curated by Charles Musser and Jacqueline Najuma Stewart ; executive producer, Paul D. Miller ; producer, Bret Wood.

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Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distribu...

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Corporate Authors: Kino Classics (Firm), Library of Congress
Other Authors: Musser, Charles, Stewart, Jacqueline Najuma, 1970-, DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid, Wood, Bret, David, C. N. (Film director), Gant, Harry A. (Film director), Norman, Richard E., 1891-1960 (Film director), Thompson, True T. (Screenwriter), Williams, Spencer, 1893-1969 (Screenwriter, Film director), Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951 (Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer), Maurice, Richard D. (Screenwriter, Film director), Gist, James (Screenwriter, Film director), Gist, Eloyce, 1892-1974 (Screenwriter), Calnek, Roy (Film director), Perugini, Frank (Film director), Starkman, David, -1947 (Screenwriter), Kahn, Richard C., 1897-1960 (Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer), Hurston, Zora Neale
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Sound films are closed-captioned; silent films have English intertitles, some have accompanying music.
Published: New York, NY : Kino Classics, [2016]
Subjects:
African Americans in motion pictures.
Race films.
Silent films.
Short films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Race films.
Silent films.
Short films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:5 videodiscs (approximately 1,227 min.) : silent and sound, black and white and color tinted ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (76 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Contents:
  • Disc 1. Two nights of vaudeville (11 min. ; 1915) / produced by the Ebony Film Corporation ; produced by Luther Pollard ; Mercy, the mummy mumbled [Blu-ray edition only] (12 min. : 1912) / produced by the Ebony Film Corporation ; produced by Luther Pollard ; directed by R.G. Phillips ; A reckless rover (14 min. : 1918) / produced by the Ebony Film Corporation ; produced by Luther Pollard ; directed by C.N. David ; Within our gates (79 min. ; 1920) / written, produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; The symbol of the unconquered : a story of the Ku Klux Klan (59 min.; 1920) / written, produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; By right of birth [Fragment] (4 min. : 1921) / produced by P.H. Updike ; directed by Harry A. Gant ; Body and soul (93 min.; 1925) / written, produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; Screen snapshots [Excerpt] (1 min. ; 1920)
  • Disc 2. Regeneration [Fragment of reel two] (11 min. ; 1923) / produced by the Norman Film Manufacturing Company ; directed by Richard Norman ; The flying ace (65 min. ; 1926) / written, produced and directed by Richard E. Norman ; produced at the Norman Studios ; Ten nights in a bar room (64 min. ; 1926) / directed by Roy Calnek ; Rev. S. S. Jones home movies [Excerpts] (16 min. ; 1924-1928) / directed and photographed by Reverend Solomon Sir Jones ; The scar of shame (86 min. ; 1929) / directed by Frank Perugini ; written by David Starkman ; produced by Colored Players Film Corporation
  • Disc 3. Eleven P.M. (60 min. ; 1928) / written and directed by Richard Maurice ; Hell-bound train (50 min. ; c.1930) / written and directed by James and Eloyce Gist ; Verdict : not guilty (8 min. ; circa 1933) / written and directed by James and Eloyce Gist ; Heaven-bound travelers [Blu-ray edition only] (15 min. : circa 1935) / written and directed by James and Eloyce Gist ; The darkroom revue (18 min. ; 1931) / directed by Oscar Micheaux ; produced by Oscar Micheaux and Alice B. Russell ; produced by the Micheaux Film Corporation ; The exile (78 min. ; 1931) / Frank Schiffman presents an Oscar Micheaux production ; written and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; produced by the Micheaux Film Corporation ; Hot Biskits (10 min. ; 1931) / written and directed by Spencer Williams ; produced by Dixie Comedies
  • Disc 4. The girl from Chicago (70 min. ; 1932) / A. Burton Russell presents Oscar Micheaux's production ; written and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; produced by Micheaux Pictures Corp. ; Ten minutes to live (58 min. ; 1932) / written, produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; Veiled aristocrats (44 min. ; 1932) / written, produced and directed by Oscar Micheaux ; Birthright (73 min. ; 1938) / Burton Russell presents an Oscar Micheaux Production ; screenplay by Oscar Micheaux
  • Disc 5. The bronze buckaroo (58 min. ; 1939) / written, produced and directed by Richard C. Kahn ; Zora Neale Hurston's fieldwork footage [Excerpt, Blu-ray edition only] (1928) ; Commandment keeper church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 [Excerpt] (1940) / directed and photographed by Zora Neale Hurston with audio recordings by Norman Chalfin ; The blood of Jesus (56 min. ; 1941) / written and directed by Spencer Williams ; produced by Amegro Films ; Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (60 min. ; 1946) / Alfred N. Sack presents ; directed by Spencer Williams ; produced by Bert Goldberg ; screenplay by True T. Thompson ; The Moses sisters interview [2012.79.2.280.1] (33 min. ; circa 1978) / directed and photographed by Pearl Bowser.