Left of Black S5:E10: Telling the Stories of Black Life in Film
Left of Black host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined in the Left of Black studio by Emmy Award Winning filmmaker and MacArthur Genius Award recipient Stanley Nelson (@StanleyNelson1).
Discussing the importance of documentary film Nelson says, “The stories that we tell are stories that have some resonance with today” adding that his next project on the Black Panther Party “is really a story about young African American people getting involved.” Nelson’s films include The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords (1999), The Murder of Emmett Till (2003), Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice (2005), Freedom Riders (2010) and Freedom Summer (2014). Nelson is also co-founder of the production company, Firelight Media.
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Left of Black is a weekly Webcast hosted by Mark Anthony Neal and produced in collaboration with the John Hope Franklin Center at Duke University and in conjunction with the Center for Arts, Digital Culture & Entrepreneurship (CADCE).
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