A “cinemagazine” newsreel, rediscovered in the UK, captured this brief but remarkable clip of Oscar Micheaux on the set of one of his films, probably THE BRUTE (1920), which has not survived. While Micheaux is clearly performing for the newsreel camera, the one-minute sequence nonetheless provides an invaluable glimpse of the director himself, and the circumstances under which his silent films were made.
Up Next in Part 3: Supplements
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Tyler Texas Black Film Collection
This program, featuring comments from Ossie Davis, provides an brief introduction to the Tyler, Texas Black Film Collection of race films from the 1930s and ’40s.
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Moses Sisters Interview
In this rare interview, shot on video in 1978 by film historian Pearl Bowser, sisters Ethel, Lucia, and Julia recount their years in African American cinema and upon the segregated variety stage.
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The Films of Zora Neale Hurston
This introduction highlights the short films of Zora Neale Hurston, which she shot on her trips to Florida between 1927 and 1929.
