Movies of color : Black Southern cinema. A portrait of independent African-American filmmaking / a co-production of FBN Motion Pictures and Kentucky Educational Television ; producer, Tom Thurman ; director, Tom Thurman.

Black films of the 1920s through mid 1950s are shown as a mirror of the Black experience of the time. They developed as a reaction to the way African Americans were depicted by film makers such as D.W. Griffith. This program focuses on the innovative works of film makers Spencer Williams, Oscar Mich...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Fly By Noir Films
Kentucky Educational Television
Wellspring Media
Other Authors: Thurman, Tom
Föllmer, Michael
Brower, Mike
Schaap, Frank
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Wellspring, [2002], ©2002.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Williams, Spencer, > 1893-1969.
Micheaux, Oscar, > 1884-1951.
Gist, Eloyse.
Muse, Clarence.
African Americans in motion pictures.
African American motion picture producers and directors.
African American women motion picture producers and directors.
African American motion picture actors and actresses.
Documentary films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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