Myth of a colorblind France / Documentary Arts presents a film by Alan Govenar ; directed by Alan Govenar ; produced by Documentary Arts ; written by Alan Govenar, Jason Johnson-Spinos.
For more than a century, African American artists, authors, musicians and others have traveled to Paris to liberate themselves from the racism of the United States. What made these African Americans choose France? Why were the French fascinated by African Americans? And to what extent was and is Fra...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English French |
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[Dallas, Texas] :
Documentary Arts,
2020
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| Genre/Form: | Documentary films, Feature films, Nonfiction films, Video recordings for the hearing impaired, Internet videos, Internet videos |
| Summary: | For more than a century, African American artists, authors, musicians and others have traveled to Paris to liberate themselves from the racism of the United States. What made these African Americans choose France? Why were the French fascinated by African Americans? And to what extent was and is France truly colorblind? Alan Govenar's film investigates these questions and examines racism that has plagued not only African Americans fleeing the United States, but Africans and people of color in France today. The film explores the lives and careers of renowned African Americans who emigrated to Paris, including Josephine Baker, James Baldwin, Richard Wright, Beauford Delaney, and Barbara Chase-Riboud, and includes rare footage of Henry Ossawa Tanner in Paris. Features interviews with renowned author Michel Fabre, jazz aficionado Francis Hofstein, poet James Emanuel, historian Tyler Stovall, filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris, graffiti artist Quik, hip hop producer Ben the Glorious Bastard, African drummer Karim Toure, and many more. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title frames. Film. Originally released as a motion picture in 2020. Wide screen 1.77:1. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (streaming video file) (86 min.) : flv file, sound, color and black and white |
| Playing Time: | 01:25:35 |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Didier Dahan, Robert Tullier ; edited by Jason Johnson-Spinos. |
| Participant or Performer: | Interviewees: Michel Fabre, Francis Hofstein, Barbara Chase-Riboud, James Emanuel, Tyler Stovall, Thomas Allen Harris, Quik, Ben the Glorious Bastard, Karim Toure, Akin Babatunde, Monique Y. Wells. |
| Language: | In English and French with English subtitles for French dialogue. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Emerson has Public Performance Rights (PPR) via Kanopy. |
| Accessibility Note: | Closed-captioned in English. |