Film Forum’s “Black Women: Trailblazing African American Performers & Images, 1920-2001” (through Feb. 13) presents a wide range of movies that display the artistry of black actresses. The series offers films by black independent directors—such as Oscar Micheaux’s “Within Our Gates,” featuring Evelyn Preer, and Haile Gerima’s “Bush Mama,” starring Barbarao—and also films by white directors in the Hollywood studio system, such as Otto Preminger’s musical “Carmen Jones,” starring Dorothy Dandridge (above).
Film Forum’s Celebration of Black Actresses
The wide-ranging series “Black Women: Trailblazing African American Performers & Images” includes “Within Our Gates,” “Carmen Jones,” and more.
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