Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (2014)

Directed by

Thomas Allen Harris

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary traces the history of Black photographers in America from the 1800s to the present. It shows how these artists used their cameras to shape the image of Black people and their communities.

informativereflectivehistoricaleye-openingpoignantcontemplativenostalgicsobering

What happens

Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People is a 2014 documentary film directed by Thomas Allen Harris. It is inspired by Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to the Present by Deborah Willis, who also produced the film. The film had its premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014. The film later screened at 64th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2014. The film also screened at 2014 Santa Barbara International Film Festival on 5 February 2014. It won the Justice Award at the festival. The film had a theatrical release on August 27, 2014 in United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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