The mission of The Department of Afro-American Research Arts and Culture to identify the global significance of the creative contributions pioneered by an international diaspora of Blackness
Search DAARAC's Archive

Black/African-American Films (List)


 Afro-American Cinema
(1900 - Present)

At DAARAC, we describe Black Cinema as films that feature an all-black cast, an Afro-American actor that has a substantial role in a movie, or the theme of the film centered around Afro-Americans. 

You will notice comprehensive lists of films and eras that represent Afro-American cinema. These films are not made in the United States exclusively. We define the timeline for the evolution of Afro-American cinema as Vintage Black Hollywood (1900-1954), the Race Film Era (1915 - 1955), the Civil Rights Era (1956 - 1969), the Blaxploitation Era (1967 - 1980), and the Contemporary (Modern) Era (1980 - present). The era names come from a particular time and culture of Aro Americans. All these eras fall under the umbrella of Afro-American Cinema, and within the periods exist additional genres. For example, the Contemporary Era is a mash-up of diverse styles of Afro-American Cinema. Still, Spike Lee's pioneering style of filmmaking introduced the New Jack Cinema genre of Afro-American Cinema.

The following list provided below does not include films from the Vintage Black Hollywood Films, Race Films, Civil Rights Era, Blaxploitation, and TV Movies. 


#
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y

Z

0 comments

Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)