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Midnight Ramble

"The Story of the Black Film Industry"

7.0(2 votes)
1994
0h 57m
Documentary

A documentary chronicling the pioneering efforts of black filmmaker William D. Foster in the early years of the industry and Oscar Micheaux's controversial impact on the subsequent "race movies".

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Production

Companies:
Northern Lights Productions
Robert Stone Productions
GBH

Languages

Original:en
Spoken:
English

Reviews

Bryan Way

7/10

_A fascinating and immensely informative documentary examining Oscar Micheaux’s impact on the beginnings of race movies in the film industry._

5/16/2017

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