Bibliograph

Through a lens darkly, black photographers and the emergence of a people, Lens Darkly, LLC ; Independent Television Service (ITVS)

Type

Label

Through a lens darkly, black photographers and the emergence of a people, Lens Darkly, LLC ; Independent Television Service (ITVS)

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Through a lens darkly

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

886652894

Responsibility statement

Lens Darkly, LLC ; Independent Television Service (ITVS)

Runtime

Sub title

black photographers and the emergence of a people

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

Table Of Contents

Extra features: Digital diaspora family album -- 14 bonus shorts -- Biographies

Technique

live action

Contributor