Underplayed Gems

Hidden Colors (2011)

Hidden Colors poster
Directed by
Tariq Nasheed
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 49m
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary series argues that the history and contributions of African people have been intentionally hidden or downplayed. It presents an alternative view of world history focused on the African diaspora.

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What happens

Hidden Colors is a series of documentary films directed by Tariq Nasheed and released between 2011 and 2019, to explain the marginalizing of people of African descent in America and across the world. Critical reception has been mixed to negative, with reviews describing the films' content mainly as discredited conspiracy theories. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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