African and African-American Film Encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia of African American actresses in film and televisionThis encyclopedia provides 360 biographical entries on African American film and television actresses, from Academy Award and NAACP Image Award winners to B-film and blaxpoitation era divas.
- Historical Dictionary of African American CinemaThe dictionary section has over 1400 cross-referenced entries on actors, actresses, movies, producers, organizations, awards, and terminology, this book provides a better understanding of the role African Americans played in film history.
Books
Regeneration: Black Cinema, 1898-1971 by Call Number: Fine Arts Library; PN1995.9.B585 R44 2022ISBN: 1636810519Publication Date: 2022-10-18The overlooked yet vibrant history of Black participation in American film, from the beginning of cinema through the civil rights movement From the dawn of the medium onward, Black filmmakers have helped define American cinema.
Black Directors in Hollywood by ISBN: 0292782241Publication Date: 2010-01-01This book offers a first comprehensive look at the work of black directors in Hollywood, from pioneers such as Gordon Parks, Melvin Van Peebles, and Ossie Davis to current talents including Spike Lee, John Singleton, Kasi Lemmons, and Carl Franklin.
Black American Cinema by Call Number: 4th Floor ; PN1995.9.N4 B45 1993ISBN: 0415903963Publication Date: 1993-08-18This is the first major collection of criticism on Black American cinema. e.
Oxford bibliographies
Websites
- EARLY AFRICAN AMERICAN FILMThis main goal of this project was to collaboratively create a database on early African-American silent race films by drawing together information in a wide range of primary and secondary sources.