Through a Lens Darkly : : Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People
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Inspired by Deborah Willis's book, Reflections in black : a history of black photographers 1840 to the present.
Originally released as a documentary film in 2014.
"Inspired by Deborah Willis's book, Reflections in black, Through a lens darkly casts a broad net that begins with filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris's family album. It considers the difference between black photographers who use the camera to define themselves, their people, and their culture and some white photographers who, historically, have demeaned African-Americans through racist imagery. The film embraces both historical material (African-Americans who were slaves, who fought in the Civil War, were victims of lynchings, or were pivotal in the Civil Rights Movement) and contemporary images made by such luminaries as Roy DeCarava, Gordon Parks, and Carrie Mae Weems. The film is a cornucopia of Americana that reveals deeply disturbing truths about the history of race relations while expressing joyous, life-affirming sentiments about the ability of artists and amateurs alike to assert their identity through the photographic lens"--Container.
DVD.
Contents: Reflections in Black.
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PUBLISHED
New York, NY : First Run Features, 2014.
Year Published: 2014
Description: 1 videodisc (92 min.) sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Harris, Thomas Allen,
Willis, Deborah, 1948-
Bennett, Ann (Producer),
Perry, Don,
Harrison, Paul Carter, 1936-
Reid, Vernon,
Independent Television Service,
National Black Programming Consortium,
Chimpanzee Productions,
First-Run Features (Firm),
SUBJECTS
African American photographers -- History.
Photography -- History.
Photography -- Social aspects.
Photography -- Moral and ethical aspects.
United States -- History.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.