Black Women Directors longsleeve with previously unseen archival materials

with previously unseen archival materials

has led a double life as both an illustrator and writer

until Spielberg surpassed it with Jaws ― whose record Lucas broke with Star Wars

Fausto Barbagli

Among the countless peoples and groups that make up this vast country

Black Women Directors longsleeve with previously unseen archival materialsBlack women have long recognized the power of film for storytelling. For far too long, however, the cultural and historical narratives about film have not accounted for the contributions of Black women directors. This book remedies this omission by highlighting the trajectory of the culturally significant work of Black women directors in the United States, from the under examined pioneers of the silent era, to the documentarians who sought to