Black Shadows on a Silver Screen explained

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen is a 1975 documentary film about African American cinema. It was distributed by Lucerne Films.^[1] Steven York directed and edited the film.^[2] Ossie Davis narrates.^[3]

The movie was screened at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. Thomas Cripps wrote the film. Ray Hubbard executive produced and Stephan Henriquez and William Bowman produced under Post-Newsweek Productions.

The film Birth of a Race is noted in the documentary. Clips from various films including Pinky, Hearts in Dixie, So Red the Rose, and Birth of a Nation are included.

See also

• African American cinema
• Midnight Ramble, a 1994 documentary about the early history of Black American movies between 1910 and 1950

Notes and References

1. Book: Black shadows on a silver screen.. June 17, 1975. 4186675 . Open WorldCat.
2. Web site: BLACK SHADOWS ON THE SILVER SCREEN. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
3. Web site: Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975). https://web.archive.org/web/20171205221608/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6f6037b6. dead. December 5, 2017. BFI.