Black Film is Not a Genre
Documentary series. A look at how black film-makers regained their voice, following an era when only white directors told prominent black stories.
Inspired by Spike Lee's 1989 hit Do the Right Thing, a new generation of black film-makers bursts onto the scene with an exciting new genre - the hood movie. Boyz in the Hood creates stars, yet this exciting moment turns into a passing fad, leading to an era when only white directors like Steven Spielberg are telling prominent black stories. This era sees the emergence of the bankable black Hollywood stars: Eddie Murphy, Will Smith and Denzel Washington.
This episode shows how black film-makers start to take back control of their own stories, culminating in the Hollywood blockbuster Black Panther.
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Music Played
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贰补锄测鈥怑
Boyz-N-The-Hood
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Eric B. & Rakim
Juice (Know The Ledge)
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Mobb Deep
Shook Ones Pt II
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Bonobo
Pick Up
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Hi-Five
Too Young
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Marvin Gaye
Trouble Man
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Stanley Clarke
Father and Sun
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Submotion Orchestra
Tunnel
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Curtis Mayfield
Pusherman
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Bonobo
Grains
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NAO
Bad Blood
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Alex Heffes
We Have A Champion
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Interviewed Guest | Barry Jenkins |
Interviewed Guest | Jesse Williams |
Interviewed Guest | Kasi Lemmons |
Interviewed Guest | Milton 'Lil Rel' Howery |
Interviewed Guest | John Boyega |
Interviewed Guest | David Oyelowo |
Interviewed Guest | Debbie Allen |
Interviewed Guest | Brian White |
Interviewed Guest | George Nelson |
Interviewed Guest | Laurence Fishburne |
Interviewed Guest | Ernest Dickerson |
Interviewed Guest | Ruth E Carter |
Interviewed Guest | Delroy Lindo |
Interviewed Guest | John Singleton |
Interviewed Guest | Will i Am |
Interviewed Guest | Cuba Gooding Jr |
Interviewed Guest | Destiny Ekaragha |
Interviewed Guest | Boots Riley |
Interviewed Guest | Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje |
Interviewed Guest | Robert Townsend |
Interviewed Guest | Menelik Shabazz |
Interviewed Guest | Ashley Clark |
Interviewed Guest | Taylor Hackford |
Interviewed Guest | Whoopi Goldberg |
Interviewed Guest | David Harewood |
Interviewed Guest | Susan Wokoma |
Interviewed Guest | Gina Prince-Bythewood |
Interviewed Guest | Reggie Rock Bythewood |
Interviewed Guest | Carmen Ejogo |
Presenter | Simon Frederick |
Editor | Duncan O'Neill |
Editor | Yasmine Almosawi |
Executive Producer | Mike Connolly |
Production Manager | Storm Stewart |
Director | Simon Frederick |
Writer | Simon Frederick |
Production Company | AFL Films |
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