Through a Lens Darkly
Release Date: August 27, 2014 (limited)
Studio: First Run Features
Director: Thomas Allen Harris
Screenwriter: N/A
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: N/A
Website: N/A
Starring: N/A
Plot Summary: Inspired by the book Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to the Present by Deborah Willis.
This provocative new documentary considers the difference between black photographers who use the camera to define themselves, their people, and their culture and some white photographers who, historically, have demeaned African-Americans through racist imagery. The film embraces both historical material (African-Americans who were slaves, who fought in the Civil War, were victims of lynchings, or were pivotal in the Civil Rights Movement) and contemporary images made by such luminaries as Roy DeCarava, Gordon Parks and Carrie Mae Weems. The film reveals deeply disturbing truths about the history of race relations while expressing joyous, life-affirming sentiments about the ability of artists and amateurs alike to assert their identity through the photographic lens.
Release Date: August 27, 2014 (limited)
Studio: First Run Features
Director: Thomas Allen Harris
Screenwriter: N/A
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: N/A
Website: N/A
Starring: N/A
Plot Summary: Inspired by the book Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to the Present by Deborah Willis.
This provocative new documentary considers the difference between black photographers who use the camera to define themselves, their people, and their culture and some white photographers who, historically, have demeaned African-Americans through racist imagery. The film embraces both historical material (African-Americans who were slaves, who fought in the Civil War, were victims of lynchings, or were pivotal in the Civil Rights Movement) and contemporary images made by such luminaries as Roy DeCarava, Gordon Parks and Carrie Mae Weems. The film reveals deeply disturbing truths about the history of race relations while expressing joyous, life-affirming sentiments about the ability of artists and amateurs alike to assert their identity through the photographic lens.
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