The following introduction features film scholars Jaqueline Najuma Stewart and Charles Musser, curators of "Pioneers of African American Cinema” for Kino Lorber, providing context for this landmark collection and discussing the trials and triumphs of early African American filmmakers in creating and distributing their films.
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The Films of Oscar Micheaux
Professor and film scholar Charles Musser provides an overview of the career of the radical, trailblazing black director Oscar Micheaux (whose work is featured in “Pioneers of African American Cinema”), including the reasons behind the limited accessibility to his oeuvre.
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About the Restorations
Producer and filmmaker Bret Wood talks about the films featured in the “Pioneers of African American Cinema” collection and the various restoration processes undertaken to present them.
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Religion in Early African American Ci...
Film scholars Jacqueline Najuma Stewart and Charles Musser discuss the significance and depiction of religion in early African American cinema, and how many films in the “Pioneers of African American Cinema” collection create a “religious feeling” often juxtaposed with stories of ministers exploi...
