Dallas Public Library

Black women directors, Christina N. Baker

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-148), filmography, pages 149-156, and index

collective biography

index present

non fiction

Black women directors

bibliographyfilmographies

1259585109

Christina N. Baker

Quick takes, movies & popular culture

"Black 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 U.S., from the under-examined pioneers of the silent era, to the documentarians who sought to highlight the voices and struggles of Black women, and the contemporary Black women directors in Hollywood. Applying a Black feminist perspective, this book examines the ways that Black women filmmakers have made a way for themselves and their work by resisting the dominant cultural expectations for Black women and for the medium of film, as a whole"--, Provided by publisher

Recognizing the pioneers -- Women of the L.A. Rebellion -- Moving into the mainstream -- More than mainstream