Afro Promo

8.0 1997 91 min
Documentary

Co-curated by Jenni Olson and the late Black gay activist Karl Knapper, this entertaining showcase of vintage movie trailers traces the evolution of African American cinema through its most crucial period, 1952-1976. Fi…

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Jenni Olson, Karl Knapper

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

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