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Black Film Archive celebrates the rich, abundant history of Black cinema. We are an evolving archive dedicated to making historically and culturally significant films made from 1898 to 1999 about Black people accessible through a streaming guide with cultural context.
Harry & Lena. Winner by Decision. Island in the Sun. Sun Ra: Joyful Noise. The Pocketbook. Visions of the Spirit: A Portrait of Alice Walker. A Time for Burning. Daydream Therapy. Personal Problems: Part One and Two.
Black Film Archive is a curated database of Black films released between 1898 and 1999 that are currently streaming on online platforms like YouTube, Netflix, and Tubi. Some of the films are free to view due to public domain laws. The site is inclusive of approximately 250 Black films as of its August 26, 2021 launch.
Sep 22, 2021 · Specifically tailored for the cinematically curious in the digital era, the archive catalogues Black films from 1915 to 1979 that are currently available on streaming services and online...
Feb 16, 2022 · Feb. 16, 2022. Next week, the Black Film Archive — a living register of Black cinema — will officially turn six months old. Its roots, though, stretch back much farther, to the time its...
Aug 30, 2021 · Thus far, she’s collected over 200 films, spanning the period between 1915’s Black-produced silent slapstick short, Two Knights of Vaudeville and 1978’s starry big budget musical, The Wiz, a commercial flop that “major Hollywood studios used … as a reason to stop investing in Black cinema.”.
Feb 18, 2022 · In June 2020, amid social justice protests triggered by police brutality and institutional racism in the United States, Maya Cade began compiling a list of Black films (pre-1959) that were ...