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Is That Black Enough for You?!?

I had to contain myself

I had to contain myself

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I had to contain myself.
Duration
5 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
01:06:45
Uploaded
Apr 26, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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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.
Oh, it was... it was very funny for me because it was like something - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:12
Oh, it was... it was very funny for me because it was like s...
'72 was a breakthrough year for Black talent. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:18
'72 was a breakthrough year for Black talent.
It was a singular achievement until Dee Rees was nominated in 2017 - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:25
It was a singular achievement until Dee Rees was nominated i...
The perception of... who we are - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:09
The perception of... who we are
And so I began working with Sidney Furie. Then Chris Clark was added. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:06
And so I began working with Sidney Furie. Then Chris Clark w...
The seeds are planted here - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:34
The seeds are planted here
That sent me into a place where I felt betrayed. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:06
That sent me into a place where I felt betrayed.
I felt like, "Why didn't the Black community support this film - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:14
I felt like, "Why didn't the Black community suppo...
And, uh, then I knew I had several adversaries, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:11
And, uh, then I knew I had several adversaries,
Fred Williamson starred in the revenge-slave Western - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:17
Fred Williamson starred in the revenge-slave Western
This brazen poster, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:24
This brazen poster,
You find "merit" in barbarity? - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:05
You find "merit" in barbarity?
I mean, talking about someone, grew up, the next day, a different person. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:06
I mean, talking about someone, grew up, the next day, a diff...
I still have the images I saw in Jet magazine about Emmett Till. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:05
I still have the images I saw in Jet magazine about Emmett T...
From that day on, I was aware of what his mother must have felt like. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:06
From that day on, I was aware of what his mother must have f...
I remember as a kid, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:09
I remember as a kid,
In some ways, we've been worn down to where we see pain and misery, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:14
In some ways, we've been worn down to where we see pain...
To just humanity, man's inhumanity to man. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:05
To just humanity, man's inhumanity to man.
That ongoing terror was beautifully defined - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:07
That ongoing terror was beautifully defined
He was the first to sing social protest as a seducer - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:47
He was the first to sing social protest as a seducer