Bibliograph

Movies of color, Black Southern cinema, producer/director, Tom Thurman ; a co-production of FBN Motion Pictures and Kentucky Educational Television

Type

Label

Movies of color, Black Southern cinema, producer/director, Tom Thurman ; a co-production of FBN Motion Pictures and Kentucky Educational Television

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Movies of color

Oclc number

51843515

Responsibility statement

producer/director, Tom Thurman ; a co-production of FBN Motion Pictures and Kentucky Educational Television

Runtime

162

Sub title

Black Southern cinema

Summary

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 Micheaux, Eloyse Gist, and Clarence Muse. Includes clips from their various works

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Genre