In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
The true story of a lost era.
2007-09-15 | 59 minutes
Plot Summary
This documentary captures the sounds and images of a nearly forgotten era in film history when African American filmmakers and studios created “race movies” exclusively for black audiences. The best of these films attempted to counter the demeaning stereotypes of black Americans prevalent in the popular culture of the day. About 500 films were produced, yet only about 100 still exist. Filmmaking pioneers like Oscar Micheaux, the Noble brothers, and Spencer Williams, Jr. left a lasting influence on black filmmakers, and inspired generations of audiences who finally saw their own lives reflected on the silver screen.
Cast
Recommendations
-
Main Krishna Hoon
-
Maine Pyar Kiya
-
The Shop on Main Street
-
Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow
-
East of Main Street: Milestones
-
Next Exit, Main Street
-
Disney Presents: Main Street Electrical Parade - Farewell Season
-
Main Tera Hero
-
Maine-Ocean Express
-
Main Street
-
Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
-
Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu
-
East of Main Street: Asians Aloud
-
State and Main
-
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"
-
Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?
-
Ni Main Sass Kuttni 2
-
Entre ses mains
-
Main Man
-
Painting for the main bedroom
Similar Movies
-
Un film (autoportrait)
-
The Dinosaur and the Baby
-
Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet at Work on a Film Based on Franz Kafka’s Amerika
-
Hellborn
-
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory
-
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
-
Chaplin Today: 'The Kid'
-
Running for His Life: The Lawrence Phillips Story
-
Caligari: When Horror Came to Cinema
-
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
-
The Unknown Peter Sellers
-
#Rucker50
-
Blood of 1000 Virgins
-
Room 999
-
Boundless
-
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
-
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
-
Mondo Hollywood
-
Salaam Cinema
-
Milestone No. 2