Black Art/Independent Films

[xx001234448]

nikka that killer of sheep look like some ol african booty scratcher subtitle needing BULL-shyt

You should check it out for yourself(It was made in LA), the visuals are great but keep in mind it's mainly amateur actors. But, to your point about not many black filmmakers making art/independent films it's mainly because of two reasons: 1) There are very few black filmmakers period and even fewer who get funding to make personal films that take risks. 2) Most people(black, white, asian, latino, etc) that are interested in the movie business are in it for the money and fame -- not artistry. So, their goal is to follow a tried and true formula to making a movie that appeals to the lowest common denominator.


But, with all that said, hopefully the fact that there's the technology to make movies on a limited budget will produce more of the types of films we'd like to see.

 

[xx001234448]

Sugar Cane Alley This is a really great film and one I highly recommend. The woman who wrote and directed it had help from Truffaut to get it made because he was impressed with the script. It really highlights a place and era I was unfamiliar with.

 

[frush11]

Saw that, when it came, very enjoyable.

 

[Bruce LeRoy]

Night Catches Us

 

[xx001234448]

@Bruce LeRoy Never heard of that one before, it looks good. I'm about to check it out, thanks!

 

[Danie84]

this thread.

Sadly, I'm oblivious to the black art/indie flick movement

 

[Ayo]

The short film that launched a few careers...



It's fukking amazing.

The writer/director hasn't gotten a Hollywood feature ye (last time i checked)t, if a white guy had wrote/directed this he probably would have gotten one. But he's caking in television.

 

[xx001234448]

Has anyone seen Restless City before? I was really curious about it.

 

[Captain Crunch]

bump

 

[NZA]

im guessing nobody mentioned straight outta brooklyn...

 

[xx001234448]

This is one of my favorite films of all time(the trailer doesn't do it justice and is really misleading). I can't think of another film I could compare this to.



Mods, could you please move this to The Film Room? Thanks.

 

[Sane]

 

[xx001234448]

This film was made by William Greaves whose a black filmmaker but the cast isn't black. Anyway, it's an experimental art film that I've heard a lot about and it's available on The Criterion collection.

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

prove me wrong, is there a black momento out there that nobody has found? is there a black a scanner darkly im missing out on, if not than sit down honky

Interesting dap @observe

 

[Poitier]

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