Name: The World of Black Film. A Journey Through Cinematic Blackness in 100 Films With a Foreword by John Akomfrah
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Author: Ashley Clark
ISBN: 9781529438253

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The World of Black Film. A Journey Through Cinematic Blackness in 100 Films With a Foreword by John Akomfrah

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Laurence King Publishing

Author

Ashley Clark

Year

2026

Pages

224

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.60 x 19.60 x 2.10 cm

ISBN13

9781529438253

The World of Black Film. A Journey Through Cinematic Blackness in 100 Films With a Foreword by John Akomfrah

Ashley Clark (Author) · Laurence King Publishing · Hardcover

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Synopsis "The World of Black Film. A Journey Through Cinematic Blackness in 100 Films With a Foreword by John Akomfrah"

An entertaining, informed, and thought-provoking survey of important and influential Black films from around the world.

The World of Black Film is an entertaining, informed, and thought-provoking survey of important and influential Black films from around the globe, from to the early days of cinema to now. Starting with the unfinished silent film Lime Kiln Club Field Day (1913) and concluding with Steve McQueen's World War II epic Blitz (2024), the book takes readers on an exciting journey through an eclectic mix of classics and hidden gems that spans more than 100 years and thirty countries. Beautifully designed and bursting with film imagery, this book will appeal to general film fans, enthusiasts of Black cinema, educators, and students alike.
Includes a foreword by Sir John Akomfrah, CBE RA.

Films and directors include:
Black Orpheus (Marcel Camus, 1959)
Black Girl (Ousmane Sembène, 1966)
Hollywood Shuffle (Robert Townsend, 1987)
Malcolm X (Spike Lee, 1992)
Belle (Amma Asante, 2013)
Timbuktu (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2015)
Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016)
Black Panther (Ryan Coogler, 2018)
Saint Omer (Alice Diop, 2022)
Dahomey (Mati Diop, 2024)
Blitz (Steve McQueen, 2024)