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Lip / Women Make Movies ; commissioned by Tracey Moffat and edited by Gary Hillberg.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American women in motion pictures.
- African American household employees.
- African American actresses.
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in mass media.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Short films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (11 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : Women Make Movies, [1999]
- System Details:
- System requirements: An Internet browser with HTML5 support.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- digital
- Summary:
- It is Hollywood's favorite role for Black women: the maid. Sassy or sweet, snickeringly attentive or flippantly dismissive, the performers who play them steal every scene they are in, and Tracy Moffatt's entertaining video collage reveals the narrow margin Hollywood has allowed black actresses to shine inches But shine they do. Giving lip is proven an art form in these scenes from 1930's cinema to present-day movies featuring a remarkable roster of undervalued actresses and their more celebrated white costars.
- Participant:
- Hatti McDaniel, Butterfly McQueen, Louis Beavers, Vivian Bonnell.
- Credits:
- Edited by Gary Hillberg.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 22, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 1347122920
- Publisher Number:
- wm-lip Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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