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History of Black women as filmmakers. Five African-American women filmmakers helped establish the US cinema industry and better the representation of African-Americans on film.
As Black History Month 2021 comes to a close, we thought we’d share just some of the films directed by Black women that have made an indelible impact on the cinema landscape.
1 lut 2023 · Read on for 10 Black women filmmakers who shaped the cinema landscape of the 20th Century and the films they made to showcase Black stories from their perspective. Dr. Ayoka Chenzira – Alma’s...
28 lut 2023 · From historical dramas to romantic films that display Black love, Black women directors have offered varied narratives to the cinema landscape in the past two decades.
2 lut 2022 · A look at the Black storytellers who started it all. Discover the influential Black artists throughout the 21st Century who paved the way for modern Black filmmakers.
27 sty 2021 · My project (Horizon 2020, 2018–20) traces Black female moviegoing in Harlem during the silent film era. The main challenge in uncovering the women’s stories is that historical paradigm has...
This section presents four sets of findings: Representations of Black female leads in film; representations of Black girls and women in family films; depictions in family television; and a comparison of film and TV.
