Black lenses, Black voices : African American film now

Summary: Black Lenses, Black Voices is a provocative look at films directed and written-and sometimes produced-by African Americans, as well as black-oriented films whose directors and or screenwriters are not black. Taking us through the development of African American independent filmmaking before and after World War II, Mark A. Reid then illustrates the unique nature of African American family, action, horror, female-centered, and independent films, such as Eve's Bayou, Jungle Fever, Shaft, Souls of Sin, Bones, Waiting to Exhale, Monster's Ball, Sankofa, and many more.

Record details

OCLC: ocn276108838
ISBN: 9780742526419
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ISBN: 9780742526419
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ISBN: 074256861X
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Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 136 pages) : illustrations.
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Publisher: Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2005.

Content descriptions

Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-125) and index. Filmography: pages 127-132.
Contents:	Early African American film, 1912-1940 -- Black family film: the 1990s -- Black action film after twenty years -- African American horror films -- Black female centered African American film -- Black independent film: Haile Gerima's Sankofa.