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Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (92 min.) sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
013200 |
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4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1 |
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digital optical stereo Dolby Digital 2.0 |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Documentary films lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo. |
| Note |
In English with optional subtitles in English and Spanish. |
| Credits |
Editors, K.A. Miille, Matthew Cohn ; composer, Vernon Reid ; additional music and opening theme composed and performed by Miles Jay ; director of photography, Martina Radwan ; executive producers, John Singleton, Kimberly Steward. |
| Note |
Inspired by the book 'Reflections in black : a history of black photographers 1840 to the present' by Deborah Willis. |
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Originally released as a documentary film in 2014. |
| Summary |
Inspired by Deborah Willis's book Reflections in Black, Through a Lens Darkly casts a broad net that begins with filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris's family album. It considers the difference between black photographers who use the camera to define themselves, their people, and their culture and some white photographers who, historically, have demeaned African-Americans through racist imagery. The film embraces both historical material (African-Americans who were slaves, who fought in the Civil War, were victims of lynchings, or were pivotal in the Civil Rights Movement) and contemporary images made by such luminaries as Roy DeCarava, Gordon Parks, and Carrie Mae Weems. The film is a cornucopia of Americana that reveals deeply disturbing truths about the history of race relations while expressing joyous, life-affirming sentiments about the ability of artists and amateurs alike to assert their identity through the photographic lens. |
| Awards |
Sundance Film Festival, official selection; Africa Movie Academy Awards, winner |
| Contents |
Extra features: Digital diaspora family album -- 14 bonus shorts -- Biographies. |
| Cast |
Lyle Ashton Harris, Robin Kelly, Hank Willis Thomas. |
| Subject |
African American photographers -- History.
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Photography -- United States -- History.
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Photography -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Photography -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
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African Americans in art.
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African Americans -- Race identity.
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Blacks in art.
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United States -- Race relations -- History.
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Willis, Deborah, 1948- -- Film adaptations.
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| Genre |
Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Feature films -- United States.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Harris, Thomas Allen, film director, film producer, screenwriter.
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Willis, Deborah, 1948- film producer.
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Bennett, Ann (Producer), film producer.
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Perry, Don, film producer, screenwriter.
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Singleton, John, 1968- film producer.
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Steward, Kimberly, film producer.
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Harrison, Paul Carter, 1936- screenwriter.
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Reid, Vernon, composer (expression)
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Radwan, Martina, director of photography.
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Motion picture inspired by (work): Willis, Deborah, 1948-
Reflections in Black.
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K Period Media (Firm), production company.
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Chimpanzee Productions, production company.
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Independent Television Service, production company.
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National Black Programming Consortium, production company.
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First-Run Features (Firm), film distributor.
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| ISBN |
720229916387 |
| Standard No. |
720229916387 : $27.99 |
| Music # |
FRF916387D First Run Features |
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