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B. Orlando Bagwell; Sam Bailey (director) Mya Baker; Melvonna Ballenger; Robert Banks (filmmaker) Rhonda Baraka; Paris Barclay; Neema Barnette; Qasim Basir; Kim Bass
HOLLYWOOD, CA – NOVEMBER 11: Writer/Director Charles Burnett, winner of the Honorary Award presented by Ava DuVernay, speaks onstage at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 9th ...
Films directed by Charles Burnett (director) (10 P) C. Films directed by Calmatic (2 P) Films directed by Steven Caple Jr. (1 C, 3 P) Films directed by Ryan Coogler (5 P)
The 1970s Black variant sought to tell Black stories with Black actors to Black audiences, but they were usually not produced by African Americans. As Junius Griffin, the president of the Hollywood branch of the NAACP , wrote in a New York Times op-ed in 1972: "At present, Black movies are a 'rip off' enriching major white film producers and a ...
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Every Black actor and actress, director and comedian stands on the shoulders of those who paved the way for future generations. In honor of Black History Month, ET is celebrating some of the ...
Adapted from Parks' semi-autobiographical novel, the film depicted a Black teenager's coming-of-age in Kansas during the 1920s. The Learning Tree addressed racial and societal challenges with an authenticity rarely seen in mainstream cinema at the time, paving the way for African-American directors to take on leadership roles in Hollywood. [8]
In the 1990s, black filmmakers started to break through into all-white Hollywood. In the 1990s, black film creators started showing representation in front and behind the camera. In 1991, Julie Dash became the first African-American female filmmaker to have a full-length general theatrical release in the US for her film Daughters of the Dust.