| Description |
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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polychrome rdacc |
| Description |
auditory captions sapdv |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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1.78:1 |
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wide screen rdaar |
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NTSC rdabs |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
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Documentary films. lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1; wide screen (1.78:1). |
| Language |
English dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Note |
Closed captioning in English. |
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Title from web page. |
| Cast |
Oscar Micheaux, Chuck D, John Singleton, Kevin Wilmott, Amma Asante, Jacqueline Stewart, Morgan Freeman. |
| Note |
Originally released as a documentary film in 2021. |
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Wide screen. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Oscar Micheaux was the most influential African American filmmaker of the first half of the 20th century, a self-taught artist who funded, produced, and released more than 40 films, all while completely excluded from the Hollywood systems of production and distribution. Francesco Zippel's revealing documentary (which premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival) charts Micheaux's incredible artistic journey, as he followed the urban migration to Chicago, abandoned city life to became a homesteader in South Dakota, and eventually became a resolute storyteller, writing six novels and producing dozens of feature films before his death in 1951. Regardless of the genre in which he was working, Micheaux₂s provocative films served as a powerful rebuke to the ubiquitous racism of the times. |
| Note |
Special features: Theatrical trailer; interview with screenwriter/director Kevin Wilmott; original trailer of four films by Oscar Micheaux, Veiled Aristocrats (1932), Harlem after Midnight (1934), Temptation (1936), and Birthright (1939). |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Carlo Alberto Oreccia ; editing, Michele Castellli. |
| Subject |
Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951.
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African American motion picture producers and directors.
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Race films.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Biographical films.
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Nonfiction films.
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| Added Author |
Zippel, Francesco, film director.
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Micheaux, Oscar, on-screen participant.
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Chuck D, 1960- on-screen participant. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJwMFrKcRR3fFwc6kJK8G3
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Singleton, John, 1968-2019, on-screen participant. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJf8rQ76QDhgGJdQjBYdcP
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Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher.
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| Added Title |
Superhero of Black filmmaking |
| Standard No. |
738329269388 |
| Music No. |
K26938 Kino Classics |
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