Description
Book SynopsisExamines over 300 non-fiction films by more than 150 African American film/videomakers and includes an extensive filmography, bibliography, and excerpts from interviews with film/videomakers. In eleven original essays, contributors explore the extraordinary scope of these aesthetic and social documents.
Table of ContentsI. Introduction (Janet K. Cutler and Phyllis R. Klotman)
II. Pioneers of Black Documentary Film (Pearl Bowser)
III. Military Rites and Wrongs: African Americans in the U.S. Armed Forces (Phyllis R. Klotman)
IV. Documenting Social Issues: Black Journal, 1968-70 (Tommy Lee Lott)
V. Eyes on the Prize: Reclaiming Black Images, Culture, and History (Elizabeth Amelia Hadley)
VI. Paths of Enlightenment: Heroes, Rebels, and Thinkers (Clyde Taylor)
VII. Rewritten on Film: Documenting the Artist (Janet K. Cutler)
VIII. Uptown Where We Belong: Space, Captivity, and the Documentary of Black Community (Mark Frederick Baker and Houston A. Baker, Jr.)
IX. Discourses of Family in Black Documentary on Film (Valerie Smith)
X. Springing Tired Chains: Experimental Film and Video (Paul Arthur)
XI. Black "High-Tech" Documents (Erika Muhammad)
XII. The "I" Narrator in Black Diaspora Documentary (Manthia Diawara)
Appendices:
Interviews with Filmmakers
Filmography
Film/Videomaker Index
Bibliography
