Monday, February 9, 2015

Films ‘Through a Lens Darkly’ & ‘American Denial’

Independent Lens premieres two new documentaries in February for Black History Month

Feb 8, 15 by EURweb editor/BJ

*This February, Independent Lens presents two provocative new documentaries that take a fresh look at not only the African American experience but the ongoing question of the meaning of race in America.

Directed by Thomas Allen Harris, the film probes the recesses of American history through images that have been suppressed, forgotten and lost. Bringing to light the hidden and unknown photos shot by both professional and vernacular African American photographers, the film opens a window into the lives of black families, whose experiences and perspectives are often missing from the traditional historical canon. READ MORE

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