The African American cinema I, Oscar Micheaux's Within our gates (1919)
The earliest surviving feature directed by an African-American, Within our gates tells the story of a young African-American woman who seeks a Northern white patron for a Southern school for Black children. The scenes of lynching and attempted White-on-Black rape may be a response to D.W. Griffith&#...
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| Language: | English Spanish |
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NYC :
Unapix Entertainment, Inc.,
c1995
New York : Unapix Consumer Products, c1995 |
| Series: | The Library of Congress video collection ;
1 The Library of Congress video collection ; v. 1 |
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| Summary: | The earliest surviving feature directed by an African-American, Within our gates tells the story of a young African-American woman who seeks a Northern white patron for a Southern school for Black children. The scenes of lynching and attempted White-on-Black rape may be a response to D.W. Griffith's The birth of a nation This earliest surviving silent feature directed by an African-American tells the story of a young African-American woman who seeks a Northern white patron for a Southern school for Black children. The scenes of lynching and attempted white-on-Black rape may be a response to D.W. Griffith's The birth of a nation |
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| Item Description: | Credits from container: The Library of Congress & Smithsonian Video Originally released as a motion picture in 1919 Originally released as motion picture in 1919 Reproduction of a single surviving print found in Spain retitled as La Negra. "The original English intertitles remain lost ... the intertitles on this restoration can only approximate Micheaux's originals. They are a translation from Spanish back into English." Reproduction of a single surviving print found in Spain retitled: La negra. "The original English intertitles remain lost ... the intertitles on this restoration can only approximate Micheaux's originals. They are a translation from Spanish back into English." "Oscar Micheaux presents Within our gates, with the renowned Negro artist Evelyn Preer." |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (79 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in 1 film guide ([4] p. : 18 cm.) 1 videocassette (79 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. + 1 film guide ([4] p. : 18 cm.) 1 videocassette (79 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. + 1 pamphlet ([4] p. ; 18 cm.) |
| Format: | VHS |
| Production Credits: | New piano score composed and performed by Philip Carli |
| ISBN: | 1575230011 |