Photographer and Filmmaker Simon Fredrick talks about his three-part 大象传媒 Two TV series Black Hollywood : They've Gotta Have Us
Simon Fredrick - Black Is The New Black, Black Hollywood and National Portrait Gallery
Artist and photographer Simon Frederick鈥檚 follow-up to Black Is The New Black - They鈥檝e Gotta Have Us - gives 大象传媒 Two viewers a unique insight into the film industry from some of its biggest names.
The series charts the revolutionary rise in just a lifetime of black actors and filmmakers as they have gone from being the backdrop or disposable to calling the shots.
This unique three-part series is the inside story of the biggest turning points, the triumphs and heartbreaks of black life on both sides of the lens, from Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte, to the present day triumph of Moonlight at the Oscars and Black Panther at the box office and confirms what black artists already knew; the talent and creativity was always there, underscored by a rich and meaningful oral history.
Throwing off the shackles of Hollywood鈥檚 racial stereotyping, the renaissance has taken much longer than anyone could have imagined. But as They鈥檝e Gotta Have Us reveals, this hard won freedom has finally ushered in a new dawn. Contributors include filmmakers and actors such as Harry Belafonte, Barry Jenkins, Jesse Williams, John Boyega, Don Cheadle, David Oyelowo, Debbie Allen, Diahann Carroll, Nelson George, Will.i.am, John Singleton and Natalie Emmanuel.
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Role | Contributor |
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Film Editor | Simon Fredrick |
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