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Horror noire : a history of black horror / a Shudder original ; Stage 3 Productions presents ; written and produced by Ashlee Blackwell, Danielle Burrows ; directed by Xavier Burgin.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Horror films--United States--History and criticism.
- Horror films.
- United States.
- African Americans in motion pictures.
- Race in motion pictures.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (83 min.) : digital, sound, color and black and white
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2019]
- Language Note:
- Closed captioning available.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Starting with The Birth of a Nation, this film traces the history of African Americans in horror, from roles as passive victims, to terrifying monsters, to full-fledged protagonists. Filled with clips, sometimes juxtaposed with powerful images from civil rights marches to Rodney King, to Black Lives Matter protests, the film shows how popular horror films of each era reflect changing social norms.
- Credits:
- Edited by Scott Strobel, Horatiu Lemnei ; director of photography, Mario R. Rodriguez ; original music, Timothy Day.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Based on the book "Horror noire" by Robin R. Means Coleman, PhD.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 13, 2019).
- Publisher Number:
- if-hor Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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