| Anmerkung | Bildformat gemischt Newly restored collection of rare and nearly forgotten films from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940 Produktion: USA 1915-1946 Regie: Richard Norman, Richard Maurice, Spencer Williams, and Oscar Micheaux ; curated and including essays by Charles Musser and Jacqueline Najuma Stewart Darsteller: Paul Robeson, Ethel Moses, Spencer Williams Extras: An Introduction (8 min); The Films of Oscar Micheaux (9 min); The Colour Line (6 min); Ten Nights in a Bar Room: An Introduction (4 min); About the Restoration (8 min); Religion in Early African-America Cinema (7 min); Eleven P.M.: An Introduction (3 min); S.Torriano Berry discusses the works of James and Eloyce Gist (5 min); Veiled Aristocrats trailer (4 min); Brightright trailer (4 min); Tyler-Texas Black Film Collection (1985, 6 min); The Films of Zora Neale Hurston (2 min); The Films of Spencer Williams (7 min); The End of an Era (5 min); Fully illustrated 80-page book with essays, photographs and film credits Among the most fascinating chapters in film history is that of the so-called race films which flourished between the 1920s and 1940s. Unlike the black cast films produced within Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were also funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of colour. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart from the Hollywood establishment, cultivating visual and narrative styles that were uniquely their own. Previously circulated in poor-quality 16mm print, these digitally restored presentations allow modern audiences to witness the legacies of Oscar Micheaux, Spencer Williams, Zora Neale Hurston and James and Eloyce Gist with fresh eyes. These pioneers of African-American cinema were truly innovative |
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