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Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (2014)
90 min | Documentary, Family, History

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Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (2014)

90 min | Documentary, Family, History

A film that explores how African American communities have used the camera as a tool for social change from the invention of photography to the present. This epic tale poetically moves between the present and the past, through contemporary...See moreA film that explores how African American communities have used the camera as a tool for social change from the invention of photography to the present. This epic tale poetically moves between the present and the past, through contemporary photographers and artists whose images and stories seek to reconcile legacies of pride and shame while giving voice to images long suppressed, forgotten, and hidden from sight. Written by Anonymous See less

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Michael Chambers Self Self See fewer	Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (2014)
Albert Chong Self Self See fewer	Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (2014)
Lisa Gail Collins Self Self See fewer	Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (2014)
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Robin Kelly Self Self See fewer	Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (2014)
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