communistcoppola: nefertiti:Black Film Review Digital Archive As important as the events of t
communistcoppola: nefertiti: Black Film Review Digital Archive As important as the events of the Black Film Institute were for the fortunate individuals that were able to attend them, they were, however, ephemeral. Knowledge and memories remained with the participants but not with others. Conversely, the pages of the Black Film Review served the same aims as the Black Film Institute but allowed for a written record of some of these experiences, it also made it possible to share them with a much broader audience and reached beyond the Washington metropolitan area. Each issue of Black Film Review provided “a forum for critical thought concerning the images of blacks in American film”. The digital era now provides us with the tools that make it possible to better preserve information and allow for easier, faster, and wider dissemination. I am glad that the project of digitizing the issues of Black Film Review permits us to safeguard facsimiles of this rich cultural material for the use and enjoyment of future generations. - Albert J. Casciero, LRD I was delighted to discover this digitized collection of Black Film Review issues from the 1980s-90s - it has features on Haile Gerima, Oscar Micheaux, Isaac Julien, Julie Dash, Cheryl Dunye, Charles Burnett, Kathleen Collins, Bill Gunn, and writers like Toni Cade Bambara, among several others! -- source link