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List Of African American Documentary Films
This list of African American documentary films (1930s–present) includes films that were made by African Americans, as well as films on the topic of African Americans. (Films marked with an asterisk (*) are specifically about the Civil Rights Movement.) 1930s * '' Marian Anderson: the Lincoln Memorial Concert'' * (1939) 1940s * '' Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940'' (1940) * '' Henry Browne, Farmer'' (1942) * '' Negro Colleges in War Time (1943) * '' The Negro Soldier'' (1944) * ''The Negro Sailor'' (1945) * '' Wings for This Man'' (1945) * '' The Quiet One'' (1948) 1950s * '' All My Babies'' (1953) * '' A City Decides'' * (1956) * ''The Cry of Jazz'' (1959) 1960s * '' The Five Cities of June'' * (1963) * ''Take This Hammer'' (1963) * '' Children Without'' (1964) * '' The March'' * (1964) * ''Nine from Little Rock'' * (1964) * '' A Time for Burning'' (1966) * ''The Jungle'' (1967) * ''Legendary Champions'' (1968) * '' Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zora Neal Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891 – January 28, 1960) was an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-1900s American South and published research on hoodoo. The most popular of her four novels is ''Their Eyes Were Watching God'', published in 1937. She also wrote more than 50 short stories, plays, and essays. Hurston was born in Notasulga, Alabama, and moved with her family to Eatonville, Florida, in 1894. She later used Eatonville as the setting for many of her stories. In her early career, Hurston conducted anthropological and ethnographic research while a student at Barnard College and Columbia University. She had an interest in African-American and Caribbean folklore, and how these contributed to the community's identity. She also wrote fiction about contemporary issues in the Black community and became a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Her short satires, drawing from the African-American experience and racia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The March (1964 Film)
''The March'', also known as ''The March to Washington'', is a 1964 documentary film by James Blue about the 1963 civil rights March on Washington. It was made for the Motion Picture Service unit of the United States Information Agency for use outside the United States – the 1948 Smith-Mundt Act prevented USIA films from being shown domestically without a special act of Congress. In 1990 Congress authorized these films to be shown in the U.S. twelve years after their initial release. In 2008, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". See also * Civil rights movement in popular culture *List of American films of 1964 Notes External links * on the US National Archives YouTube YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always For Pleasure
''Always for Pleasure'' is a 1978 documentary film by Les Blank about social traditions in New Orleans, Louisiana. The film has footage of musical events, Mardi Gras Indians, a "jazz funeral" with traditional music, various second-line parades and cooking and eating of red beans and rice and a crawfish boil. Events filmed include New Orleans Mardi Gras and St. Patrick's Day 1977. Local musicians perform and are interviewed, including Kid Thomas Valentine, Allen Toussaint, Danny Barker, Blue Lu Barker, Irma Thomas, the Neville Brothers and Professor Longhair. The film profiles predominantly white second-line organizations whereas many other documentaries have falsely portrayed these traditions as the domain of mostly black groups. The film subtitles a Creole song as "Hey Legba" although its title phrase is actually "Eh là-bas", a formerly common Louisiana Creole greeting roughly translated as "Hey you over there." However, in New Orleans, Legba was often referred to as "P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Shadows On A Silver Screen
''Black Shadows on a Silver Screen'' is a 1975 documentary film about African American cinema. It was distributed by Lucerne Films. Steven York directed and edited the film. Ossie Davis narrates. The movie was screened at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. Thomas Cripps wrote the film. Ray Hubbard executive produced and Stephan Henriquez and William Bowman produced under Post-Newsweek Productions. The film '' Birth of a Race'' is noted in the documentary. Clips from various films including '' Pinky'', '' Hearts in Dixie'', '' So Red the Rose'', and ''Birth of a Nation'' are included. See also * African American cinema African American cinema is loosely classified as films made by, for, or about Black Americans. They are an example of Black film. Historically, African American films have been made with African-American casts and marketed to African-American ... * '' Midnight Ramble'', a 1994 documentary about the early history of Black American movies between 1910 and 1950 R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm X (1972 Film)
''Malcolm X'', also known as ''Malcolm X: His Own Story As It Really Happened'', is a 1972 American documentary film directed by Arnold Perl. It is based on the 1965 book '' The Autobiography of Malcolm X''. Production Marvin Worth and Perl started working on ''Malcolm X'' in 1969, four years after the human rights activist's assassination. The pair initially intended for the film to be a drama, but in the end they made a documentary when some people close to Malcolm X refused to talk to them. Worth recalled in 1993, "I mostly went for the public figure, rather than the private man. I aimed for showing the evolution of the man and what he had to say. I wanted to do it with the public speeches." Archival footage, newsreels and excerpts of speeches given by Malcolm were utilized in the film. Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X's widow, served as a consultant to the film-makers. She was so pleased with the resulting film, she took her six daughters—who range ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Rodeo
''Black Rodeo'' is a 1972 documentary by filmmaker Jeff Kanew. Overview ''Black Rodeo'' captures the events surrounding the first-time performance of an all African-American rodeo at Triborough Stadium on Randall's Island, N.Y. The documentary shows that the people who attended the rodeo were awed to find African-American men and women actively involved in skills such as bronc riding, calf roping and brahma bull riding. Actor Woody Strode attended the rodeo and appears in the film as its narrator. He imparts a number of stories that show the participation of blacks in the development of the American Old West. The film captures the appearance of Muhammad Ali, who rides a horse on 125th Street (the main street in Harlem), trades friendly verbal jibes with the cowboys, straps on chaps and rides a bull. The rodeo events in the film are set to the music of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Little Richard, Lee Dorsey, Sammy Turner, Little Eva and other R&B acts. The film was release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Murder Of Fred Hampton
''The Murder of Fred Hampton'' is a 1971 American documentary film about the short life and death of Fred Hampton, a young African-American civil rights activist in Chicago and leader of the Illinois Black Panther Party. During the film's production, Hampton was fatally shot on December 4, 1969 in a pre-dawn raid at his apartment by the Chicago Police Department. The raid was revealed to have been organized in cooperation with the FBI. When they learned of Hampton's death, filmmakers Howard Alk and Mike Gray, director and producer, respectively, went to his apartment, which was still unsecured. They took film footage of the crime scene. They later used this to challenge news reports and police testimony about the events. They also conducted investigative reporting into Hampton's death, with related material included in the film. Their conclusion is expressed in the title. In 2021, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Filmed Record
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguish it fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Johnson (film)
''Jack Johnson'' is a 1970 American documentary film directed by Jimmy Jacobs about the American boxer Jack Johnson (1878–1946). It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Cayton asked jazz artist Miles Davis to record music for the documentary, which resulted in Davis' 1971 album of the same name. Production Johnson had been the subject of the 1967 play ''The Great White Hope'' written by Howard Sackler which was later adapted into a 1970 film. Jacobs and Clayton had previously collaborated on boxing documentaries ''Legendary Champions'' (1968) and '' A.k.a. Cassius Clay'' (1970). See also * List of American films of 1970 This is a list of American films released in 1970. ''Patton'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The top-grossing film at the U.S. box office was ''Airport''. __TOC__ A–B C–F G–I J–M N–S T–Z See also * 1970 in ... References External links * 1970 films 1970 documentary films 1970s E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Roots (film)
''Black Roots'' is a film produced and directed by American independent filmmaker Lionel Rogosin. The film gathers a number of African-American folk and blues musicians in a room, where they share stories and songs about the black experience in America. Film editor Carl Lerner is credited as an "associate producer"; and Alan Lomax, along with his daughter Anna, are credited as "musical consultants." Anna Lomax also has the credit of "assistant editor." Lionel Rogosin reunited with Jim Collier two years later for ''Black Fantasy ''Black Fantasy'' is the fifth feature-length film produced and directed by American independent filmmaker Lionel Rogosin. It starred Jim Collier, who is credited also with "dialogue improvised by." Collier and Rogosin had previously worked toge ...''. Reception ''Blu-ray.com'' said the film, "is very much a film of its time, both in cinematic style and in subject matter. With today's technology, a budding filmmaker could do far more logistically on R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther
''Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther'' is an Algerian documentary film made in 1969 and directed by William Klein. The film covers Black Panther activist Eldridge Cleaver while exiled in Algeria. Cleaver moved to Algeria after the U.S. state of California tried to charge him with intent to murder. In the documentary, Cleaver discusses revolution in the United States and denounces political figures Richard Nixon, Spiro Agnew, Ronald Reagan and Richard J. Daley Richard Joseph Daley (May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Chicago from 1955 and the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party Central Committee from 1953 until his death. He has been cal .... References External links * 1969 films Creative Commons-licensed documentary films Algerian documentary films 1969 documentary films Documentary films about American politics Documentary films about African Americans Films directed by William Klein Films abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legendary Champions
''Legendary Champions'' is a 1968 documentary film written and directed by Harry Chapin for boxing promoter Bill Cayton's The Big Fights Inc. production company which features legendary boxers in action. Some famed and pioneering boxers were also filmed in scenes set outside of the ring, many of which are unique, including several early boxers; John L. Sullivan, for example, is shown in the only film ever taken of him. The documentary includes a history of Jack Johnson out of the ring. The narrator states that Johnson is seen picking a defeated boxer's teeth out of one of his gloves. The film of the Dempsey-Willard fight is very violent. Attire worn by some of the early boxers is more revealing than what modern-day boxers use and, at the other extreme, tights were also worn by some boxers. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. See also *List of American films of 1968 *List of boxing films This is a list of films about boxing, featuring not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
