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In the shadow of Hollywood : race movies and the birth of black cinema / AMS Pictures presents ; a film by Brad Osborne ; written and directed by Brad Osborne ; co-produced by Laura Neitzel ; co-produced by Jessica Schoenbaechler ; co-produced by Monika Watkins.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) PN1993.5.U6 .S53 2025
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Multicultural Interest.
- Documentary.
- History.
- African Americans.
- Motion pictures--Production and direction--History.
- Motion pictures.
- Race films--History.
- Race films.
- african american.
- Local Subjects:
- Multicultural Interest.
- Documentary.
- History.
- Genre:
- documentary film.
- Documentary films.
- Historical films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (59 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [United States] : Filmhub, [2025]
- Language Note:
- English dialogue; English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD; wide screen; stereo.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- The haunting documentary resurrects the forgotten era of early Black cinema, profiling the fascinating lives and careers of Black filmmaking pioneers and screen stars and showcasing footage from films once thought lost forever.
- Participant:
- Pearl Bowser, Ruby Dee, Jeni Le Gon, Leroy Collins, Herb Jeffries, Lawrence Varnado.
- Credits:
- Cinematography by Brian McFarlin, Joshua James Moore, Tom Rubeck; edited by Brad Osborne.
- Notes:
- Originally released as a documentary film in 2007.
- Title from container.
- Wide screen.
- OCLC:
- 1493598254
- Publisher Number:
- 810179132156
- 17613941 Midwest Tape
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