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Back to EpisodesBlack History Month #1 - Beyond the Studio Gates (Preview)
Episode 11
Published 1 year, 2 months ago
Description
We honored Black History Month by viewing the oldest existing feature film from a black American director; Oscar Micheaux's 1920 classic: Within Our Gates, a landmark of early Black cinema that confronts racism, violence, and hypocrisy in Jim Crow America head-on. Unfortunately, the type of narrative that we don't see in mainstream media for almost another century after its release.
To hear our full, in-depth discussion and opinions-- you can find the full version at patreon.com/lightscameraaccolade
Spoiler: it's MUCH better than Birth of a Nation.