Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Oct 9, 2022

2h 15m

★ 6.1

Representation is revolution

Overview

A look at the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from genre films to social realism, from the making of new superstars to the craft of rising auteurs.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

MakeMake

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Elvis Mitchell

Self

Margaret Avery

Self

Harry Belafonte

Self

Charles Burnett

Self

Suzanne de Passe

Self

Antonio Fargas

Self

Laurence Fishburne

Self

Sheila Frazier

Self

Whoopi Goldberg

Self

Louise Archambault

Self

Samuel L. Jackson

Self

Stan Lathan

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