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Directors on Directing

  • 2009
  • 1h 33m
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Directors on Directing (2009)
A look at the development of film making and its contribution to the social and political times form the perspective of Black film makers.Candied interviews with some of the top Black Directors in the business, 
Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, Robert Townsend, Bill Duke, Fred Williamson, Melvin Van Peebles and other industry leaders. Seven Lights Productions and Actor and film maker Lord Jamel Wade team up to produce this documentary which examines the art of Directing, the Black pioneers of film making, the industry in Hollywood, the digital technology and President Barack Obama.
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A look at the development of film making and its contribution to the social and political times form the perspective of Black film makers.A look at the development of film making and its contribution to the social and political times form the perspective of Black film makers.A look at the development of film making and its contribution to the social and political times form the perspective of Black film makers.

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    • Jamel Wade
  • Writer
    • Ian Harmon
  • Stars
    • Bill Duke
    • Erma Elzy
    • Sheldon Epps
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      • Jamel Wade
    • Writer
      • Ian Harmon
    • Stars
      • Bill Duke
      • Erma Elzy
      • Sheldon Epps
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    Bill Duke
    Bill Duke
    • Self - Bill Duke
    Erma Elzy
    Erma Elzy
    • Self - Erma Elza-Jones
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    Sheldon Epps
    • Self - Sheldon Epps
    Leslie Harris
    • Self
    Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
    Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
    • Self - Lawrence Hilton Jacobs
    Anna Maria Horsford
    Anna Maria Horsford
    • Self
    Woodie King Jr.
    • Self - Woodie King Jr.
    Klaudia Kovacs
    Klaudia Kovacs
    • Self
    Ted Lange
    Ted Lange
    • Self
    Justin Lord
    Justin Lord
    • Self - Justin Lord
    Iona Morris
    Iona Morris
    • Self
    Rome Neal
    • Self
    Michael Schultz
    Michael Schultz
    • Self - Michael Schultz
    Robert Townsend
    Robert Townsend
    • Self - Robert Townsend
    Melvin Van Peebles
    Melvin Van Peebles
    • Self - Melvin VanPeebles
    Jamel Wade
    • Self - Jamel Wade
    Fred Williamson
    Fred Williamson
    • Self - Fred Williamson
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      • Jamel Wade
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      • Ian Harmon
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      • September 24, 2009 (United States)
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