Black Women Film and Video Artists

by Bobo, J.

• ISBN13: 9780415920414
• ISBN10: 0415920418
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-04-09
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Black women film and video makers have been producing shorts, documentaries and films since the early part of this century. Unfortunately, not only has their work been overlooked by distributors, but critical reviews have been few and far between. Conceived to redress that omission,Black Women Film and Video Artistsis the first comprehensive history and analysis of this genre. Gathered here are noted scholars and critics, as well as the film/video makers themselves who offer insight into the work of underexplored artists. The discussions range from pioneering to contemporary film makers and include artists such as Madeline Anderson, Monica Freeman, Jacqueline Shearer, Kathleen Collins, Julie Dash, Camille Billops, Zeinabu irene Davis, and Michelle Parkerson, among others. Contributors include: Jacqueline Bobo, Carmen Coustaut, Gloria J. Gibson, C.A. Griffith, Monique Guillory, Carol Munday Lawrence, O. Funmilayo Makarah, Ntongela Maselila, Jacqueline Shearer, P. Jane Splawn.

Table of Contents

list of contributors	vii	(4)
preface	xi
Jacqueline Bobo
part one: critical perspectives	3	(90)
1. Black Women's Films: Genesis of a Tradition	3	(18)
Jacqueline Bobo
2. Women Directors of the Los Angeles School	21	(22)
Ntongela Masilela
3. The Ties That Bind: Cinematic Representations by Black Women Filmmakers	43	(24)
Gloria J. Gibson-Hudson
4. The Functional Family of Camille Billops	67	(26)
Monique Guillory
part two: critical practice	93	(84)
5. Carol Munday Lawrence: Producer, Director, Writer	93	(16)
Carol Munday Lawrence
6. How Deep, How Wide? Perspectives on the Making of The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry	109	(16)
Jacqueline Shearer
7. Fired-Up!	125	(14)
O. Funmilayo Makarah
8. Love on My Mind: Creating Black Women's Love Stories	139	(14)
Carmen Coustaut
9. Below the Line: (Re)Calibrating the Filmic Gaze	153	(24)
C.A. Griffith
part three: in their own words	177	(30)
10. Michelle Parkerson: A Visionary Risk Taker	177	(12)
Gloria J. Gibson
11. An Intimate Talk with Ntozake Shange: An Interview	189	(18)
P. Jane Splawn
Suggested Course Design: Black Women Film and Video Artists	207	(10)
Selected Video/Filmography: Black Women Video/Filmmakers	217	(8)
Directory of Distributors	225	(4)
Selected Bibliography	229