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Is That Black Enough for You?!?

And I grew up in a community that I really respected the peopleand liked 'em because I saw...

And I grew up in a community that I really respected the people
and liked 'em because I saw who they were, and those are the kinds of people
I didn't see represented in stories

Full Transcript

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And I grew up in a community
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that I really respected the people and liked 'em because I saw who they were,
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and those are the kinds of people I didn't see represented in stories.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
02:06:44
Uploaded
Apr 27, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
MakeMake

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Movie Summary

Tracks the history of Black cinema, focused mainly on the '70s, with archival and new interviews with many of the key players from the era.
'Cause they were working-class people. Watts was a really interesting place. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:06
'Cause they were working-class people. Watts was a real...
When I first went to UCLA, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:08
When I first went to UCLA,
And I was taking a class with... The teacher was Basil Wright. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:06
And I was taking a class with... The teacher was Basil Wrigh...
He was a documentary filmmaker who did Song of Ceylon, things like that. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:06
He was a documentary filmmaker who did Song of Ceylon, thing...
And I remember going to the screenings at Royce Hall, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:08
And I remember going to the screenings at Royce Hall,
I mean, it was a time when the flower children was a big thing. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:05
I mean, it was a time when the flower children was a big thi...
You know, nudity, you know, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:14
You know, nudity, you know,
And, I mean, those weren't the issues in my community. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:05
And, I mean, those weren't the issues in my community.
Killer of Sheep demonstrated the potential of the medium - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:33
Killer of Sheep demonstrated the potential of the medium
There's much talk of the pride that came out of the period, but again, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:31
There's much talk of the pride that came out of the per...
♪ It's so hard ♪ - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:12
♪ It's so hard ♪
In addition to being a repository of hope, they were empirical proof - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:21
In addition to being a repository of hope, they were empiric...
A final note, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:30
A final note,
...all of which centered on characters pretending to be something they're not. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:09
...all of which centered on characters pretending to be some...
I once asked him about this - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:15
I once asked him about this
...he laughed and said, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:13
...he laughed and said,
You can beat any fighter in the world. You will win the championship. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:08
You can beat any fighter in the world. You will win the cham...
But being Black in America is often about remembering - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:16
But being Black in America is often about remembering