A look at the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from genre films to social realism, from the making of new superstars to the craft of rising auteurs.
Cast
Elvis Mitchell
Narrator (voice)
Margaret Avery
Self
Harry Belafonte
Self
Charles Burnett
Self
Suzanne de Passe
Self
Antonio Fargas
Self
Laurence Fishburne
Self
Sheila Frazier
Self
Whoopi Goldberg
Self
Louise Archambault
Self
Samuel L. Jackson
Self
Stan Lathan
Self
Roscoe Orman
Self
James Signorelli
Self
Glynn Turman
Self
Mario Van Peebles
Self
Billy Dee Williams
Self
Zendaya
Self
Crew
Elvis Mitchell
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Doyle Esch
Editor
Michael Engelken
Editor
Justin Ervin
Director of Photography
Jennifer Sofio Hall
Executive Producer
Terry Leonard
Executive Producer, Producer
Kent Kubena
Executive Producer
Angus Wall
Executive Producer, Producer
Ciara Lacy
Producer
Steven Soderbergh
Producer
David Fincher
Producer
Cemile Turam
Associate Producer
Jhanvi Motla
Associate Producer
Michael Steiner
Co-Producer
Rich Eckersley
Co-Producer
Kay Cunningham
Key Makeup Artist
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