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Africa to America to Paris the migration of black writers
Title
Africa to America to Paris [videorecording] : the migration of black writers / Absynthe Programme, La Huit Production ; a film by Jacques Goldstein and Blaise N'Djehoya.
Published
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1998.
Physical Description
1 videocassette (53 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Notes
Originally produced in 1997.
Camera, Jacques Goldstein ; editor, Loic Jasparl ; music, Jean-François Lauriol.
In English and French with English subtitles or voiceover.
Summary
Traces the path of African-American literature from the shores of the U.S. to the Left Bank of Paris at the end of World War II through the late 1960s. The program provides context by first exploring the New Orleans salon poetry of Desdunes and then discussing the historic suppression of black activists in the U.S. after the Harlem Renaissance. This program primarily traces the lives of James Baldwin, Richard Wright and Chester Himes who immigrated to Paris seeking greater intellectual freedom. Includes remembrances of fellow artists and readings from their diaries and works.
Variant and related titles
Migration of black writers
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English; French
Added to Catalog
October 23, 2003
Credits
Camera, Jacques Goldstein ; editor, Loic Jasparl ; music, Jean-François Lauriol.
Performers
Commentary: Lester Sullivan, David Leeming, James Campbell, Herbert Gentry, Manthia Diawara, Aime Cesaire, Michel Fabre, Gordon Parks, Melvin Van Peebles, Lesley Himes.
Narrators: Dwayne Thomas, Tony Clark.
System details note
VHS.
Videorecording number
FFH8321 Films for the Humanities & Science
Subjects
Also listed under
Absynthe Programmes.
La Huit Productions.
Films for the Humanities (Firm)
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