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The Black Kino Fist: Black life as depicted in film historyMain MenuThe Black Kino FistThe ProjectA Fool and His Money (1912)Directed by Alice Guy-BlachéThe Homesteader (1919)Directed by Oscar MicheauxWithin Our Gates (1920)Directed by Oscar MicheauxBody and Soul (1924)Directed by Oscar MicheauxThe Scar of Shame (1927)Directed by Frank PereginiHallelujah (1929)Directed by King VidorThe Exile (1931)Directed by Oscar MicheauxImitation of Life (1934)Directed by John M. StahlHarlem on the Prairie (1937)Directed by Sam NewfieldThe Blood of Jesus (1941)Directed by Spencer WilliamsStormy Weather (1943)Directed by Andrew L. StoneHome of the Brave (1949)Directed by Mark RobsonPinky (1949)Directed by Elia KazanNo Way Out (1950)Directed by Joseph L. MankiewiczThe Jackie Robinson Story (1950)Directed by Alfred E. GreenCry, the Beloved Country (1951)Directed by Zoltán KordaCarmen Jones (1954)Directed by Otto PremingerBlackboard Jungle (1955)Directed by Richard BrooksBand of Angels (1957)Directed by Raoul WalshSt. Louis Blues (1958)Directed by Allen ReisnerThe Defiant Ones (1958)Directed by Stanley KramerPorgy and Bess (1959)Directed by Otto PremingerA Raisin in the Sun (1961)Directed by Daniel PetrieParis Blues (1961)Directed by Martin RittA Patch of Blue (1965)Directed by Guy GreenGuess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)Directed by Stanley KramerIn the Heat of the Night (1967)Directed by Norman JewisonTo Sir, With Love (1967)Directed by James ClavellThe Story of a Three-Day Pass (1968)Directed by Melvin Van PeeblesSweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)Directed by Melvin Van PeeblesSounder (1972)Directed by Martin RittThe Wilby Conspiracy (1975)Directed by Ralph NelsonA Soldier's Story (1984)Directed by Norman JewisonThe Color Purple (1985)Directed by Steven SpielbergShe's Gotta Have it (1986)Directed by Spike LeeMississippi Burning (1988)Directed by Alan ParkerDo the Right Thing (1989)Directed by Spike LeeGlory (1989)Directed by Edward ZwickParis is Burning (1990)Directed by Jennie LivingstonDaughters of the Dust (1991)Directed by Julie DashMississippi Masala (1991)Malcolm X (1992)Directed by Spike LeeDevil in a Blue Dress (1995)Directed By Carl FranklinWaiting to Exhale (1995)Directed by Forest WhitakerEve's Bayou (1997)Directed by Kasi LemmonsSomething New (2006)Directed by Sanaa HamriThe Princess and the Frog (2009)Directed by Ron Clements and John MuskerPariah (2011)Directed by Dee ReesDear White People (2014)Directed by Justin SimienMoonlight (2016)Directed by Barry JenkinsAlexandria Paul014600705294d3be68699bbfdbd499ecb5541133
UnBowed (1999)
12017-04-23T22:27:14-07:00Alexandria Paul014600705294d3be68699bbfdbd499ecb5541133168492Directed by Nanci Rossovplain2017-04-25T15:23:57-07:00Alexandria Paul014600705294d3be68699bbfdbd499ecb5541133
"UnBowed", the provocative, award-winning film of forbidden love — between a spirited Black student and a defiant Lakota warrior — is set against the rigid society and volatile politics of the American South in the late 1890's.
Their passion underscores the dramatic struggle of two beaten and enslaved cultures that — like the lovers — refuse to bow to the unyielding pressure to conform. Infused with humor and rich detail of a rarely explored period in American history, "UnBowed" speaks to lovers everywhere who dare to make their own way.
"UnBowed" is a story about the courage to love, even when it's forbidden and the courage to be different and forge a singular path in a society that prefers 'one-size-fits-all'. It's a story for any time that speaks to the resilience of the human spirit," Rossov said."
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