Movies

  • 2021
    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

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    A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.

    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
  • 2020
    Silents, Please! A Love Letter to the Silent Era

    Silents, Please! A Love Letter to the Silent Era

    Silents, Please! A Love Letter to the Silent Era

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    A TCM original production on why silent movies matter, featuring new interviews with Honorary Academy Award winner Kevin Brownlow, filmmaker Bill...

    Silents, Please! A Love Letter to the Silent Era
  • 2016
    The Films of Spencer Williams

    The Films of Spencer Williams

    The Films of Spencer Williams

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    The Films of Spencer Williams" reunites with Jacqueline Najuma Stewart, who identifies creative accomplishments from the former star of "Amos 'n...

    The Films of Spencer Williams
  • 2016
    Pioneers of African-American Cinema: The End of an Era

    Pioneers of African-American Cinema: The End of an Era

    Pioneers of African-American Cinema: The End of an Era

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    "The End of an Era" closes out the Pioneers of African-American Cinema set with additional thoughts from Jacqueline Najuma Stewart.

    Pioneers of African-American Cinema: The End of an Era
  • 2019
    Blackface and Hollywood

    Blackface and Hollywood

    Blackface and Hollywood

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    Since the dawn of cinema and until the mid-20th century, the minstrel show-based practice of donning blackface to portray characters of African...

    Blackface and Hollywood
  • 2016
    An Introduction: Pioneers of African-American Cinema

    An Introduction: Pioneers of African-American Cinema

    An Introduction: Pioneers of African-American Cinema

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    "An Introduction" provides an overview of disc content, featuring film historians Jacqueline Najuma Stewart and Charles Musser.

    An Introduction: Pioneers of African-American Cinema
  • 2016
    Religion in Early African-America Cinema

    Religion in Early African-America Cinema

    Religion in Early African-America Cinema

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    "Religion in Early African-America Cinema" returns to Charles Musser & Jacqueline Najuma Stewart, who offers historical perspective on depictions and...

    Religion in Early African-America Cinema