Black Girl (1972)

Directed by

Ossie Davis

Genre

drama film, blaxploitation film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young black woman in 1970s America struggles with her family and society's expectations. The story focuses on her relationships with her mother and sisters as she tries to find her own path.

dramaticemotionalintrospectiverealisticgroundedsomberconfrontational

What happens

Black Girl is a 1972 American drama film with a screenplay by J.E. Franklin, based on her 1969 play, and directed by Ossie Davis. The film explores issues and experiences of black womanhood in the 1970s, including how black women were depicted and common stereotypes of the period. According to Melvin Donalson in Black Directors in Hollywood, "Black Girl is a film that explores the intricate and sometimes painful connections between mothers and daughters." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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