| Description |
xvi, 396 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword: Ninety-Plus Years of Filmmaking / Geoge Hill -- William Alexander -- Madeline Anderson -- Neema Barnette -- St. Clair Bourne -- Charles Burnett -- Roy Campanella II -- Ayoka Chenzira -- Francee Covington -- Julie Dash -- Ivan Dixon -- Bill Duke -- Jamaa Fanaka -- Carl Franklin -- Wendell Franklin -- William Greaves -- Henry Hampton -- Hobart Whitaker Harris -- Wendell Burks Harris, Jr. -- Reginald and Warrington Hudlin -- Albert and Allen Hughes -- George Jackson and Doug McHenry -- Ashley James -- Avon Kirkland -- Stan Lathan -- Spike Lee -- Louis Massiah -- Oscar Devereaux Micheaux -- Floyd Norman and Leo Sullivan -- Michelle Parkerson -- Gordon Alexander Parks Sr. -- Matty Rich -- Marlon Riggs -- Hugh Robertson -- Michael Schultz -- Jackie Shearer -- John Singleton -- Arlando C. Smith -- Robert Townsend -- Mario Van Peebles -- Melvin Van Peebles -- Mark Warren III -- The Wayans Family: Keenan Ivory, Damon, Shawn, and Marion -- Spencer Williams, Jr. -- Allen Willis |
| Summary |
This is the first book by an African American on contemporary African American filmmakers. Here directors and producers speak for themselves, posing challenges to current thinking in the field. Special emphasis is given to the filmmakers' productions and their experiences. Essays on historic figures reveal the rich history of the African American contribution to cinema |
| Bibliography |
Includes filmographies, bibliographical references (pages [385]-386) and index |
| Subject |
African American motion picture producers and directors -- Encyclopedias.
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African American motion picture producers and directors -- Interviews.
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African American motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Encyclopedias.
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African American motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Interviews.
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| Genre/Form |
Encyclopedias.
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Interviews.
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| LC no. |
96047539 |
| ISBN |
0313298300 (acid-free paper) |
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