
“The Story of the Black Film Industry”
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".
Release Date: 10/26/1994
Runtime: 57 minutes
Languages: English
Directors: Pearl Bowser, Bestor Cram
00Companies: Northern Lights Productions, Robert Stone Productions, GBH
Countries: United States of America
Bryan Way
_A fascinating and immensely informative documentary examining Oscar Micheaux’s impact on the beginnings of race movies in the film industry._
Carlton Moss
Self - Filmmaker
Toni Cade Bambara
Self - Author
Robert Hall
Self - Historian
Elton Fax
Self - Illustrator

Pearl Bowser
Self - Archivist

Carlton Moss
Self - Filmmaker

Frances E. Williams
Self - Actress
Shingzie Howard
Self - Actress

St. Clair Bourne
Self - Journalist

Herb Jeffries
Self - Actor

Edna Mae Harris
Self - Actress

James Avery
Narrator

David McCullough
Introduction
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