Oscar Micheaux : the superhero of Black filmmaking
DVD |
Kino Classics,
[New York, New York] :
[2025]
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welland Main | DVD 791.43023 Osc | DVD | Copy hold / Volume hold | Reshelving |
About
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 documentary 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.
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Details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [New York, New York] : Kino Classics, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
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General Note:
Originally released as a documentary film in 2021.Documentary.Wide screen 1.78:1.Special features: interview with Kevin Willmott; original trailers of four films by Oscar Micheaux: Veiled aristocrats (1932), Harlem after midnight (1934), Temptation (1936), and Birthright (1939).
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Creation/Production Credits Note:
Editor, Michele Castelli ; director of photography, Carlo Alberto Oreccia ; composer, Maurizio D'Aniello.
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Participant or Performer Note:
Interviewees, Gian Luca Farinelli, Chuck D, Amma Asante, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Jacqueline Stewart, Morgan Freeman, Stace England, Patrick McGilligan, Kevin Willmott, Richard Peña, Michele Prettyman, Nicole London, John Singleton, Haskell Wexler, Melvin Van Peebles.