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Black theatre the making of a movement

Title
Black theatre [videorecording] : the making of a movement / directed by Woodie King, Jr.
Publication
San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, [2009?]

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Additional Authors
  • King, Woodie, Jr., 1937-
  • Sandler, Joan
  • Pitt, Ed
  • California Newsreel (Firm), film distributor
Description
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
The meaning of black theatre is discussed by accomplished playwrights, directors, producers and performers. Includes interviews with Amiri Baraka, Ed Bullins, Ossie Davis, James Earl Jones, Ntozake Shange, and others.
Alternative Title
Making of a movement
Subject
  • Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014 > Interviews
  • Bullins, Ed > Interviews
  • Davis, Ossie > Interviews
  • Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965 > Interviews
  • Jones, James Earl > Interviews
  • Shange, Ntozake > Interviews
  • African American theater > History > 20th century
  • African American theater
  • American drama > African American authors
  • African American actors
  • African American dramatists
Genre/Form
  • Documentary films.
  • Nonfiction films.
Note
  • Title from container.
  • Originally produced as a documentary film in 1978.
Credits (note)
  • Screenwriter, Woodie King, Jr. ; producer, Woodie King, Jr. ; cinematographer, James Malloy ; editor, Franklin Manno.
System Details (note)
  • DVD-R.
Contents
Pt. 1. Pioneers (41 min.) -- pt. 2. Theatre of our own (37 min.) -- pt. 3. The Black theatre and beyond (35 min.)
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1887
OCLC
426058697
Title
Black theatre [videorecording] : the making of a movement / directed by Woodie King, Jr.
Imprint
San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, [2009?]
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
System Details
DVD-R.
Credits
Screenwriter, Woodie King, Jr. ; producer, Woodie King, Jr. ; cinematographer, James Malloy ; editor, Franklin Manno.
Performer
Interviews conducted by Woodie King, Joan Sandler, Ed Pitt.
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Added Author
King, Woodie, Jr., 1937- film director.
Sandler, Joan, interviewer.
Pitt, Ed, interviewer.
California Newsreel (Firm), film distributor.
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1887
Sc Visual MPB-218 film reels
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