Afro Promo (1997)

Black Cinema Trailers 1946-76

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 31M

Director : Jenni Olson, Karl Knapper

Synopsis

A series of thirty-two trailers put together to illustrate the film industry's attitude to and packaging of African-American screen imagery.

Actors

Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Self (archive footage)
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
Self (archive footage)
Billy Dee Williams
Billy Dee Williams
Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor
Self (archive footage)
Pam Grier
Pam Grier
Self (archive footage)

Crews

Jenni Olson
Jenni Olson
Director
Karl Knapper
Karl Knapper
Director

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