original title:
Oscar Micheaux - The Superhero Of Black Filmmaking
directed by:
cast:
Gian Luca Farinelli, Chuck D, Amma Asante, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Jacqueline Stewart, Morgan Freeman, Stace England, Patrick McGilligan, Kevin Willmott, Richard Peña, Michele Prettyman, Nicole London, John Singleton, Haskell Wexler, Melvin Van Peebles
screenplay:
cinematography:
editing:
producer:
Federica Paniccia, Francesco Zippel, Roberto Pisoni
production:
world sales:
country:
Italy
year:
2021
film run:
79'
format:
colour
status:
Ready (23/06/2021)
festivals & awards:
There are people whose story is famous and becomes immortal the moment it is lived. There are others instead, like Oscar Micheaux, whose life only becomes a model for many after being forgotten. Considered the true pioneer of the African-American film industry, the king of "race films", Micheaux was largely forgotten by the time of his death in 1951. His notoriety reappeared only at the end of the 1980s. The most successful African-American director of the first half of the 20th century, Oscar Micheaux has written, directed and produced more than 44 films and 6 novels. The story of Oscar Micheaux is a long, complex and fascinating adventure to be rediscovered.