Fire and Desire
Fire and Desire
About this book
This work looks at the black independent film movement during the silent period. It traces the profound influence that D.W. Griffith's racist epic "The Birth of a Nation" exerted on black filmmakers such as Oscar Micheaux, the director of the newly recovered "Within Our Gates".
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- OL Work ID
- OL20989162W
Subjects
Silent filmsAfrican american actors