USA,
2022, 135 min
Directed by:
Elvis MitchellScreenplay:
Elvis MitchellCast:
Elvis Mitchell (narrator), Margaret Avery, Harry Belafonte, Charles Burnett, Suzanne De Passe, Laurence Fishburne, Whoopi Goldberg, Samuel L. Jackson (more)VOD (1)
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Culture critic and historian Elvis Mitchell traces the evolution — and revolution — of Black cinema from its origins to the impactful films of the 1970s. (Netflix)
Cast
Elvis Mitchell (narrator)
USA
Margaret Avery
USA
Best movies:
The Color Purple (1985)
Magnum Force (1973)
The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) (TV movie)
Harry Belafonte
USA
Best movies:
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Bobby (2006)
The Player (1992)
Charles Burnett
USA
Suzanne De Passe
USA
Laurence Fishburne
USA
Best movies:
The Matrix (1999)
C'est l'apocalypse (1979)
The Color Purple (1985)
Whoopi Goldberg
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
The Lion King (1994)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Samuel L. Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Django Unchained (2012)
Goodfellas (1990)
Glynn Turman
USA
Best movies:
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV movie)
Race (2016)
The Serpent's Egg (1977)
Billy Dee Williams
USA
Best movies:
Zendaya
USA
Best movies:
Dune: Part Two (2024)
Dune (2021)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)