Overview
A look at the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from genre films to social realism, from the making of new superstars to the craft of rising auteurs.
Production
MakeMake
Cast & Characters
Elvis Mitchell
Narrator (voice)
Margaret Avery
Self
Harry Belafonte
Self
Charles Burnett
Self
Suzanne de Passe
Self
Antonio Fargas
Self
Laurence Fishburne
Self
Sheila Frazier
Self
Whoopi Goldberg
Self
Samuel L. Jackson
Self
Stan Lathan
Self
Roscoe Orman
Self
Directors & Crew
Elvis Mitchell
Director
Ciara Lacy
Producer
Elvis Mitchell
Writer
Angus Wall
Producer
Steven Soderbergh
Producer
David Fincher
Producer
Screenshots & Stills
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