Creating A Trip to Tuskegee in 1909 followed by A Day at Tuskegee four years later, these films would provide a basis for Black cinema to thrive, even if these small documentaries had little impact on future pioneers such as Oscar Micheaux. Is a historical film and, despite being older than a lot of our readers, is a musical that can be enjoyed by all ages – with a soundtrack to sing at the top of your lungs and a plot that truly lures you in. This is a tough but mesmerising work from one of the riskiest, finest, and most ambitious filmmakers in the business, capturing the mystery and grandeur of a strange, ridiculous, and horrifying story almost lost to history. This session will introduce the idea of sequential imaging and how it works in communicating narrative through visuals. As with most film and TV archives, the Registry is … Read More
