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Pioneers of African-American Cinema; Directed by: Pearl Bowser, Ebony Film Corporation, Zora Neale Hurston, Solomon Sir Jones, Richard C. Kahn, Lincoln Motion Picture Company, Richard Maurice, Oscar Micheaux, Richard Norman, Spencer Williams Jr.
The Library of Congress has African American films in its collection, and some coverage of the films. The Lucas Museum has acquired a collection of Black Films. [66] Pioneers of African-American Cinema (2015) The National Museum of African American History and Culture has film posters, lobby cards, and photographs in its collection.
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 ...
African American cinema evolved at just about the same pace as white cinema, and although the role of Black women in early silent film has only recently begun to receive popular and academic attention, Black women were involved in Black cinema from the very start of U.S. film history. [1]
Jacqueline Stewart, University of Chicago historian and first Black host of TCM's "Silent Sunday Nights," leads exhibitions, programming and education.
In 2013, five African-American films were released (12 Years a Slave, Fruitvale Station, Lee Daniels' The Butler, Best Man Holiday and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom). [citation needed] The release of such films had a broader impact on the film industry with movie attendance by African Americans growing by thirteen percent compared to 2012. [12]
Because African American audiences were ignored, there was a high demand for films geared to catering to black audiences. Thus bringing about the need for black motion picture production companies. The Lincoln Motion Picture Company is considered the first all-Black movie production company, [ 8 ] building a reputation for making films that ...
Five African-American women filmmakers helped establish the US cinema industry and better the representation of African-Americans on film. A few of the first black women filmmakers were Eloyce King Patrick Gist , Zora Neale Hurston , Tressie Souders and Maria P. Williams , and Madame E. Touissant , [ 6 ] who produced, directed, or wrote films ...