Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019)

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror: Directed by Xavier Burgin. With Rusty Cundieff, Ernest R. Dickerson, Robin R. Means Coleman, Jordan Peele. A look at the history of black horror films and the role of African Americans in the film genre from the very beginning.

“An interesting, insightful u0026amp; informative documentary about the African-American experience u0026amp; representation in American horror films, in addition to the evolution of the genre itself over the years, Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror presents an extensively researched, expertly dissected u0026amp; effortlessly entertaining account of the contribution that black artists have made to the world of horror u0026amp; Hollywood cinema as a whole.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDirected by Xavier Burgin, the documentary includes interviews from several black artists u0026amp; scholars and begins by first acknowledging the watershed event that Jordan Peeleu0026#39;s Get Out was only a few years back, for it broke down all barriers u0026amp; smashed doors wide open for new n fresh voices to enter the industry, before harkening back to the early days when Hollywood often painted a disturbing picture of the whole race to advance the nationu0026#39;s propaganda.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film chronicles their awful depiction in The Birth of a Nation, their relegation to background roles in the decades ahead, the implied racism in films they were not even a part of, a revival of sorts through the blaxploitation genre, caricature roles in subsequent years, increased acceptance in the 21st century, and the influential roles that horror films such as Night of the Living Dead, Blacula, Candyman, Tales from the Hood u0026amp; more played in righting the wrongs one step at a time.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, Horror Noire is captivating u0026amp; illuminating in equal measure and offers an essential overview of the demographic whose contribution to mainstream horror remains vastly unacknowledged. While there is an air of change in the Hollywood industry of lately, it is only made possible by the countless black voices that kept going despite endless setbacks over the years until the breakthrough at last happened. And with new talents u0026amp; fresh voices entering the American horror scene, the future at least for now sure looks promising. A must for horror aficionados.”