Deborah Willis
Series
Contact sheet volume 124
Publisher
Light Work, Robert B. Menschel Media Center
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by Deborah Willis's book, Reflections in Black, Through a Lens Darkly, casts a broad net that begins with filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris's family album. It considers the difference between black photographers who use the camera to define themselves, their people, and their culture and some white photographers who, historically, have demeaned African-Americans through racist imagery. The film embraces both historical material (African-Americans...