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When Gordon Parks adapted
his semi-autobiographical novel, The Learning Tree, in 1969, he made the first studio-financed film
by an African-American director. Warner Bros. got its money's worth
from the photographer-turned-filmmaker. He wrote, directed, produced,
and composed the score. He joked to me
that the only reason he didn't star in it was because he was too tall. Learning Tree follows Newt, a 12-year-old,
over the course of a summer. One incident carries a resonance
that the movie can't shake. Run, Tuck, run!
his semi-autobiographical novel, The Learning Tree, in 1969, he made the first studio-financed film
by an African-American director. Warner Bros. got its money's worth
from the photographer-turned-filmmaker. He wrote, directed, produced,
and composed the score. He joked to me
that the only reason he didn't star in it was because he was too tall. Learning Tree follows Newt, a 12-year-old,
over the course of a summer. One incident carries a resonance
that the movie can't shake. Run, Tuck, run!
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When Gordon Parks adapted
his semi-autobiographical novel,
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The Learning Tree, in 1969,
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he made the first studio-financed film
by an African-American director.
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Warner Bros. got its money's worth
from the photographer-turned-filmmaker.
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He wrote, directed, produced,
and composed the score.
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He joked to me
that the only reason he didn't star in it
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was because he was too tall.
00:00:25.275 --> 00:00:29.612
Learning Tree follows Newt, a 12-year-old,
over the course of a summer.
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One incident carries a resonance
that the movie can't shake.
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Run, Tuck, run!
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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.
