Pioneers of African American Cinema

Starring: Paul Robeson, Ethel Moses, Spencer Williams, et al.

Product Description

This collection of the works of America's legendary first African-American filmmakers is the only one of its kind. Funded in part by a highly successful Kickstarter campaign, the packaged set includes no fewer than a dozen feature-length films and nearly twice as many shorts and rare fragments. Subject matter includes race issues that went unaddressed by Hollywood for decades.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 738329206000
• Release Date: January 2016
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Kino Video
• Directors: Norman, Richard, Maurice, Richard, Williams, Spencer
• Starring: Paul Robeson, Ethel Moses, Spencer Williams, Evelyn Preer, Herb Jeffries, Francine Everette, Charles Gilpin, Laurence Criner, Lawrence Chenault, Cathryn Caviness
• Runtime: 15 hours, 52 minutes
• Number of Disks: 5
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"