Black Art: In the Absence of Light

Documentary · 2021 FlikFlixPick

An introduction to the work of some of the foremost Black visual artists working today, inspired by the late David Driskell's landmark 1976 exhibition, "Two Centuries of Black American Art."

Starring: Sam Pollard, Kerry James Marshall, Sam Pollard, Kehinde Wiley, Henry Adebonojo, Carrie Mae Weems, Amy Sherald, Nancy Abraham, Jordan Casteel, Lisa Heller
Director: Sam Pollard

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Samuel D. PollardDirector, Producer
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Kehinde WileySelf
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Carrie Mae WeemsSelf
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Henry AdebonojoDirector of Photography
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Nancy AbrahamExecutive Producer
Lisa HellerExecutive Producer
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Kathryn BosticOriginal Music Composer
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Hank Willis ThomasSelf
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Executive Producer
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Jacqueline GloverExecutive Producer
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Daphne McWilliamsProducer
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Thelma GoldenConsulting Producer
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Glenn LigonSelf
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Kara WalkerSelf
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Theaster GatesSelf
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Swizz BeatzSelf
Denise NicholasSelf
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Pamela NewkirkSelf
Thomas John BrokawSelf (archive footage)

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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

Documentary

An introduction to the work of some of the foremost Black visual artists working today, inspired by the late David Driskell's landmark 1976 exhibition, "Two Centuries of Black American Art."

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Released: 2021
Runtime: 1 hr 25 min

Black Art: In the Absence of Light

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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

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