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African American motion picture producers and directors African Americans in motion pictures African Americans Music African Americans Social life and customs Harlem Cultural Festival. Musique populaire 1961-1970 Noirs américains Musique 20e siècle Noirs américains Musique Histoire Noirs américains Mœurs et coutumes Popular musicFilter By Subjects
African American motion picture producers and directors African Americans in motion pictures African Americans Music African Americans Social life and customs Harlem Cultural Festival. Musique populaire 1961-1970 Noirs américains Musique 20e siècle Noirs américains Musique Histoire Noirs américains Mœurs et coutumes Popular musicSummary: Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Summary: In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary, part music film, part historical record, created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture, and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022