Better Filmography - Black Directors only .. .... IYO ?
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looked him up ...yeah looks like he is more tv than movies ..
his 1st 3 movies were decent tho ...i might post his stuff after Bill.. ....
Movie-wise it's a small club.looked him up ...yeah looks like he is more tv than movies ..
his 1st 3 movies were decent tho ...i might post his stuff after Bill.. ....
@slam since you really doin this shit
These are pioneering directors whose contributions opened the doors for Black filmmakers today.
* Oscar Micheaux (January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) | 43 directing credits | He was the first African-American to produce a feature-length film. | "Within Our Gates" (1920), "Body and Soul" (1925)
* Spencer Williams (July 14, 1893 – December 13, 1969) | 13 directing credits | He also owned a production company in the late 30s. | "The Blood of Jesus" (1941), "Juke Joint" (1947)
* Ossie Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) | 7 directing credits | Pioneer in contributing to the Black film movement with "Cotton Comes to Harlem" (1970) | "Black Girl" (1972)
* Gordon Parks (November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006) | 10 directing credits | The first feature film by a black director to be financed by a major Hollywood studio. | "The Learning Tree" (1969), "Shaft" (1971)
* Melvin Van Peebles (August 21, 1932 – September 21, 2021) | 18 directing credits | Pioneer of the famed Blaxploitation movies in the 1970s. | "Watermelon Man" (1970), "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" (1971)
* Jamaa Fanaka (September 6, 1942 – April 1, 2012) | 7 directing credits | One of the leading directors for the L.A. Rebellion film movement. | "Emma Mae" (1976), Penitentiary (1979).
* Robert Townsend | 49 directing credits | Pioneered black filmmaking in the 1980s after the end of the Blaxploitation era. | "Hollywood Shuffle" (1987), "The Five Heartbeats" (1991)
* Spike Lee | 136 directing credits | Pioneered a new age and style of Black filmmaking that took the late 80s and 90s by storm. | "She's Gotta Have It" (1986), "School Daze" (1988), "Do the Right Thing" (1989)
* Julie Dash | 25 directing credits | Her 1991 feature "Daughters of the Dust" became the first full-length film directed by an African-American woman to obtain a general theatrical release in the United States. | "Funny Valentines" (1999)
Might as well keep it goin with more unsung to consider
Personally I haven’t yet mentioned Bill Gunn and Kathleen Collins (couple who made films both separately and together - their writing not only for film is worth checking out as well)
And then there is the LA Rebellion filmmakers which Julie Dash is part of but gotta look at Charles Burnett, Billy Woodberry damn I can’t remember the brothers name rn who made Bush Mama and SANKOFA but cats here will have the assist.
Love to see this celebration ongoing and ever expanding. Love to the elders and shine to the next and the now alike.
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