and engaging texts about the shows and characters
a studio-financed film with a killer soundtrack
and complemented throughout with stunning photography and art
and revealing text readings featured in the fully illustrated 120-page accompanying booklet
-- How to research who will be casting what—and whether there is a role for you—well in advance
Regeneration: Black Cinema, 1898–1971 Format:Hardcover and engaging texts about theThe overlooked yet vibrant history of Black participation in American film, from the beginning of cinema through the civil rights movement Published with Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. From the dawn of the medium onward, Black filmmakers have helped define American cinema. Black performers, producers and directorsBert Williams, Oscar Micheaux, Herb Jeffries, Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, Ruby Dee and William Greaves, to name just a fewhad a vast