Movies of color [videorecording] : Black Southern cinema / a co-production of FBN Motion Pictures and Kentucky Educational Television ; produced and directed by Tom Thurman.
"Includes 2 bonus short films (an extra 107 minutes runtime): "The Blood of Jesus and "Go down, Death"--Container.
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 filmmakers Spencer Williams, Oscar Micheaux, Eloyse Gist, and Clarence Muse.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.