Synopses & Reviews
Focusing on a much-neglected area of film experience in America, Black Cinema Treasures furthers the preservation of Americaand#8217;s cultural and historic heritage, especially its African-American heritage as seen through the eyes of the African-American independent filmmakers of the 1920s through the 1950s. Ossie Davis says that the collection is one of the best sources of black and#147;self-consciousnessand#8221; in America during those decades.
About the Author
G. William Jones was professor of cinema and video in the Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University, Founder/Director of the Southwest Film/Video Archives there, and founder of the USA Film Festival in Dallas.