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Charles Burnett is one of the earliest Black film directors on this list. He made his mark with experimental masterpieces like “Killer of Sheep” (1978) and “To Sleep with Anger” (1990).
Films by African-American directors (73 C, 2 P) L. L.A. Rebellion (17 P) Pages in category "African-American film directors" The following 200 pages are in this ...
Race films typically emphasized self-improvement and middle-class values, while also "foster[ing] an entire generation of independent African American filmmakers and helped establish a 'Black cinema' in America, an artform and system where Black directors were empowered to be independent — raising money, shooting and editing, and scoring ...
Pages in category "Films by African-American directors" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. S.
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 ...
[1] The most important of these filmmakers was groundbreaking auteur Oscar Micheaux, whose films Within Our Gates (1920), with "its head-on confrontation of racism and lynching,"The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920), about black homesteaders struggling for survival against the Ku Klux Klan on the Midwestern plains," and Body and Soul (1925 ...
10. A Raisin in the Sun (1961). Who's in it: Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands Rating: NR Runtime: 128 minutes A poor Black family strives to build a better life in 1950s ...
First African American director whose film was nominated for Best Picture. First time two films with African American producers were nominated for Best Picture in the same year. Broderick Johnson: The Blind Side: Nominated 2012: Reginald Hudlin: Django Unchained: Nominated 2013: Steve McQueen