Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People

Overview

The film explores the role of photography, since its rudimentary beginnings in the 1840s, in shaping the identity, aspirations, and social emergence of African Americans from slavery to the present. The dramatic arch is developed as a visual narrative that flows through the past 160 years to reveal black photography as an instrument for social change, an African American point-of-view on American history, and a particularized aesthetic vision.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 27, 2014

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english

Countries

United States of America

Production

K Period Media

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt3210388