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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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