For at least the past two decades, scholars have been looking at the role of blacks in a medium that has profoundly influenced attitudes toward race and society. Frame by Frame I provides a compendium of approximately 3,000 film items with black themes or subject matter (even before black actors appeared in them); films featuring substantial participation by blacks as writers, actors, producers, directors, musicians, and consultants; and films in which blacks play incidental roles. Productions by both U.S. and foreign ...
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For at least the past two decades, scholars have been looking at the role of blacks in a medium that has profoundly influenced attitudes toward race and society. Frame by Frame I provides a compendium of approximately 3,000 film items with black themes or subject matter (even before black actors appeared in them); films featuring substantial participation by blacks as writers, actors, producers, directors, musicians, and consultants; and films in which blacks play incidental roles. Productions by both U.S. and foreign companies made between 1900 and 1977 are included. Entries are categorized by type and fully annotated, including cast lists. The focus of Frame by Frame I is the presence and participation of blacks - an emphasis that illuminates their important contributions to the art of filmmaking.
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