Midnight Ramble

Midnight Ramble

The Story of the Black Film Industry

Sinopse

A documentary chronicling the pioneering efforts of black filmmaker William D. Foster in the early years of the industry and Oscar Micheaux's controversial impact on the subsequent "race movies".

  • 7.0
  • 1994
  • Released
  • 0h 57m

Toni Cade Bambara

Self - Author

Robert Hall

Self - Historian

Elton Fax

Self - Illustrator

Pearl Bowser

Self - Archivist

Frances E. Williams

Self - Actress

Shingzie Howard

Self - Actress

Herb Jeffries

Self - Actor

Edna Mae Harris

Self - Actress

James Avery

Narrator

David McCullough

Introduction
Status

Released

Original Language

en

Keywords
  • #early cinema

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Reviews

B
@BryanWayover 8 years ago

_A fascinating and immensely informative documentary examining Oscar Micheaux’s impact on the beginnings of race movies in the film industry._

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