Directed by Reverend Solomon Sir Jones • 1924–1928 • United States
Amateur photographer Reverend Solomon Sir Jones used his 16 mm camera to capture candid glimpses of life in the African American communities of rural Oklahoma.
Up Next in Part 2: Shorts and rarities
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Verdict: Not Guilty
Directed by James Gist and Eloyce Gist • 1933 • United States
In this surreal filmed pageant—presided over by a horrific skull-faced jailer in a nun’s habit—a woman faces the throne of judgment and must account her iniquities to earn God’s mercy.
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Heaven-Bound Travelers
Directed by James Gist and Eloyce Gist • 1935 • United States
Presented here are the only identified fragments of James and Eloyce Gist’s little-known follow-up to HELL-BOUND TRAIN: HEAVEN-BOUND TRAVELERS. A man wrongfully accuses his wife (Eloyce Gist) of adultery and banishes her (and their da...
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The Darktown Revue
Directed by Oscar Micheaux • 1931 • United States
Starring Tim Moore, Andrew Trible, Amon DavisAs a filmmaker, Oscar Micheaux was something of a firebrand, but his attitudes and methods were anything but predictable—often leveling criticism at certain strata of the African American community. H...
