Religion in Early African American Cinema

Name: Religion in Early African American Cinema
Uploaded: 2026-01-01T05:00:00Z
Duration: 6 min 48 s
Description: Film scholars Jacqueline Najuma Stewart and Charles Musser discuss the significance and depiction of religion in early African American cinema, and how many films in the “Pioneers of African American Cinema” collection create a “religious feeling” often juxtaposed with stories of ministers exploiting their congregations.

Interview20206 min

Film scholars Jacqueline Najuma Stewart and Charles Musser discuss the significance and depiction of religion in early African American cinema, and how many films in the “Pioneers of African American Cinema” collection create a “religious feeling” often juxtaposed with stories of ministers exploiting their congregations.

Pioneers of African American Cinema
28 Films