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Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

20196.71h 23m

Overview

Delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and finally embraced them, this is the untold history of black Americans in Hollywood through their connection to the horror genre.

Directed by Xavier Burgin
Written by Robin Means Coleman, Danielle Burrows, Ashlee Blackwell
Produced by Ashlee Blackwell, Danielle Burrows
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Meosha Bean

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Ashlee Blackwell

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William Crain

William Crain

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Rusty Cundieff

Rusty Cundieff

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Keith David

Keith David

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Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

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Ernest R. Dickerson

Ernest R. Dickerson

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Tananarive Due

Tananarive Due

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Ken Foree

Ken Foree

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Mark H. Harris

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Themes & Keywords

cinema history

About Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror is a documentary, horror film released in 2019 exploring themes of cinema history. Directed by Xavier Burgin, it stars Meosha Bean, Ashlee Blackwell, William Crain. Delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and finally embraced them, this is the untold history of black Americans in Hollywood through their connection to the horror genre.

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