We Work Again

Overview

The role of African Americans in the recovery years of the Great Depression is the subject of this informational short, which offers an idealized depiction of life in a segregated society. The highlight, by far, is rare footage of Orson Welles’s “Voodoo Macbeth,” produced in 1935 for the New York Negro Unit of the WPA’s Federal Theatre Project.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 5, 1937

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Federal Works Agency

Cast

Alma Dickson,Maurice Ellis,Lawrence Chenault,Eric Burroughs

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0310340