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Early African American Film: Reconstructing the History of Silent Race Films, 1909–1930: A database on early African-American silent race films. Rotten Tomatoes on "Race Films: The Black Film Industry that Told Black Stories In Cinema's Earliest Days" Internet Archive version of William D. Alexander's 1949 race film Souls of Sin
Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (US: / m ɪ ˈ ʃ oʊ / ⓘ; (January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films.. Although the short-lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the first movie company owned and controlled by black filmmakers, [1] Micheaux is regarded as the first major African-American feature filmmaker, a prominent ...
In the early days of cinema, African-American roles were scarce and often filled with stereotypes. Pioneers like Oscar Micheaux, one of the first significant African-American filmmakers, countered these narratives with films like The Homesteader (1919) and Body and Soul (1925), which were part of the "race film" genre and tackled issues such as racial violence, economic oppression, and ...
Pioneers and early filmmakers 1. Charles Burnett (born 1944) ... Gordon Parks at The Gordon Parks Independent Film Awards For African American Filmmakers at the Directors Guild of America Theater ...
Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’ second major temporary exhibition, opening Aug. 21, is a nuanced exploration of the ways in which Black filmmakers ...
The film industry's pioneers include Alice B. Russell, Eslanda Robeson, Eloyce King Patrick Gist, Zora Neale Hurston, Tressie Souders, Madame E. Toussaint Welcome, Mrs. M. Webb and Birdie Gilmore whose contributions occurred when both African American women and men took on the role of director, producer and screenwriter. [9]
Film Title Director Year Duration Music Notes Two Knights of Vaudeville: Ebony Film Co. 1915 11 min. Donald Sosin Mercy the Mummy Mumbled: Ebony Film Co. 1918 12 min. Alloy Orchestra (BLU-RAY ONLY) A Reckless Rover: Ebony Film Co. 1918 14 min. Donald Sosin Within Our Gates: Oscar Micheaux: 1920 73 min. Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky)
B. Orlando Bagwell; Sam Bailey (director) Mya Baker; Melvonna Ballenger; Robert Banks (filmmaker) Rhonda Baraka; Paris Barclay; Neema Barnette; Qasim Basir; Kim Bass