The Czar of Black Hollywood (2014)

Original title

Oscar Micheaux: The Czar of Black Hollywood

Directed by

Bayer L. Mack

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of Oscar Micheaux, an early African American filmmaker. It covers his life and career using archived material like photos and film clips.

informativehistoricalbiographicaleducationalinspiringarchivalnostalgic

What happens

The Czar of Black Hollywood is a 2014 documentary film by Bayer Mack that chronicles the early life and career of African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux (1884–1951). Mack conceived of and produced the film about Micheaux using Library of Congress archived footage, photos, illustrations and vintage music. The documentary, which is the first devoted exclusively to Oscar Micheaux's life, is narrated by William Bell, features an original score by Nicholas Jones and art direction by Julie Anderson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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