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Plot

This humorous and insightful documentary is composed exclusively of movie trailers promoting films which depict the lives of African-Americans. From the patronizing promotion for 1946 Disney film, The Song of the South to the hip, tongue-in-cheek promo for Putney Swope, the range of attitudes from the '40s through the '90s is clearly and entertainingly shown. Surprisingly, in the comparison, the promotions for the much-despised "blaxploitation" films of the seventies come off well.
Genre(s):
Documentary,Special Interest
Run Time:
75min.
DVD Release Date:
01/31/2006
Director(s):
Jenni Olson , Karl Bruce Knapper
Keywords:
African-American,Hollywood,movie-trailers,race-relations
Language:
English