| Description |
1 videodisc (93 min.) sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
013300 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital optical rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Credits |
Director, producer, writer, Thomas Allen Harris ; producers, Deborah Willis, Ann Bennett, Don Perry ; writers, Don Perry, Paul Carter Harrison ; editors, K.A. Miille, Matthew Cohn ; composer, Vernon Reid ; director of photography, Martina Radwan. |
| Note |
Inspired by Deborah Willis's book, Reflections in black : a history of black photographers 1840 to the present. |
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Originally released as a documentary film in 2014. |
| Summary |
"Inspired by Deborah Willis's book, Reflections in black, Through a lens darkly casts a broad net that begins with filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris's family album. It considers the difference between black photographers who use the camera to define themselves, their people, and their culture and some white photographers who, historically, have demeaned African-Americans through racist imagery. The film embraces both historical material (African-Americans who were slaves, who fought in the Civil War, were victims of lynchings, or were pivotal in the Civil Rights Movement) and contemporary images made by such luminaries as Roy DeCarava, Gordon Parks, and Carrie Mae Weems. The film is a cornucopia of Americana that reveals deeply disturbing truths about the history of race relations while expressing joyous, life-affirming sentiments about the ability of artists and amateurs alike to assert their identity through the photographic lens"--Container. |
| Subject |
African American photographers -- History.
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Photography -- United States -- History.
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Photography -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Photography -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
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United States -- Race relations -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Harris, Thomas Allen, film director, film producer, screenwriter.
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Willis, Deborah, 1948- film producer.
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Bennett, Ann (Producer), film producer.
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Perry, Don, film producer, screenwriter.
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Harrison, Paul Carter, 1936-2021 screenwriter.
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Reid, Vernon, composer (expression)
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Willis, Deborah, 1948-
Reflections in Black.
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Independent Television Service, production company.
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National Black Programming Consortium, production company.
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Chimpanzee Productions, production company.
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First-Run Features (Firm), film distributor.
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| Standard No. |
720229916387 |
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