''Black Roots'' is a film produced and directed by American independent filmmaker

Lionel Rogosin Lionel Rogosin (January 22, 1924, New York City, New York – December 8, 2000, Los Angeles, California) was an independent American filmmaker. Rogosin worked in political cinema, non-fiction partisan filmmaking and docufiction, influenced by I ...

. The film gathers a number of

African-American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "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 Alan Lomax (; January 31, 1915 – July 19, 2002) was an American ethnomusicologist, best known for his numerous field recordings of folk music of the 20th century. He was also a musician himself, as well as a folklorist, archivist, writer, sch ...

, 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 Rogosin's limited budget, but few would have Rogosin's eye or his ability to get people to speak openly. Besides, Rogosin captured a socio-psychological landscape that has changed dramatically, just as New York's Bowery has evolved since the filmmaker spent weeks in its back alleys making friends with the regulars. Black Roots captures an essential perspective on America at the height of the civil rights movement. For that alone, it is worth seeing."

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* 1970 films 1970 documentary films American documentary films American independent films Films directed by Lionel Rogosin Documentary films about African Americans 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{US-documentary-film-stub