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By 1968,
America was in free fall. There had been over 20 riots,
with over half happening in 1967, including my hometown. Law and order
have broken down in Detroit, Michigan. This is a shot along Linwood. The flames and the feelings
were running hotter than either the mayor
or the governor anticipated. Revolt broke out in movies too, in the independent film world. There, Black life didn't exist only in the periphery
of the white man's gaze, and there was often room
for more than one Black person on-screen. And two of those Black talents on-screen simultaneously gave
movie-star performances that did not lead to movie stardom. Well, what you doin' with a cat like me
in a joint like this?
America was in free fall. There had been over 20 riots,
with over half happening in 1967, including my hometown. Law and order
have broken down in Detroit, Michigan. This is a shot along Linwood. The flames and the feelings
were running hotter than either the mayor
or the governor anticipated. Revolt broke out in movies too, in the independent film world. There, Black life didn't exist only in the periphery
of the white man's gaze, and there was often room
for more than one Black person on-screen. And two of those Black talents on-screen simultaneously gave
movie-star performances that did not lead to movie stardom. Well, what you doin' with a cat like me
in a joint like this?
Full Transcript
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By 1968,
America was in free fall.
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There had been over 20 riots,
with over half happening in 1967,
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including my hometown.
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Law and order
have broken down in Detroit, Michigan.
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This is a shot along Linwood.
00:00:18.309 --> 00:00:20.395
The flames and the feelings
were running hotter
00:00:20.478 --> 00:00:22.939
than either the mayor
or the governor anticipated.
00:00:24.232 --> 00:00:26.359
Revolt broke out in movies too,
00:00:26.086 --> 00:00:28.486
in the independent film world.
00:00:28.057 --> 00:00:30.053
There, Black life didn't exist
00:00:30.613 --> 00:00:33.007
only in the periphery
of the white man's gaze,
00:00:33.783 --> 00:00:37.287
and there was often room
for more than one Black person on-screen.
00:00:37.787 --> 00:00:39.706
And two of those Black talents on-screen
00:00:39.789 --> 00:00:43.126
simultaneously gave
movie-star performances
00:00:43.209 --> 00:00:45.712
that did not lead to movie stardom.
00:00:46.421 --> 00:00:49.299
Well, what you doin' with a cat like me
in a joint like this?
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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.
