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Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

2019•1h 23m•6.8/10
DocumentaryHorror

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6.8/10(75)

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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Stage 3 Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Meosha Bean

Self

Ashlee Blackwell

Self

William Crain

William Crain

Self

Rusty Cundieff

Rusty Cundieff

Self

Keith David

Keith David

Self

Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

Self

Ernest R. Dickerson

Ernest R. Dickerson

Self

Tananarive Due

Tananarive Due

Self

Ken Foree

Ken Foree

Self

Mark H. Harris

Self

Richard Lawson

Richard Lawson

Self

Tina Mabry

Tina Mabry

Self

Kelly Jo Minter

Kelly Jo Minter

Self

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Self

Paula Jai Parker

Paula Jai Parker

Self

Jordan Peele

Jordan Peele

Self

Ken Sagoes

Ken Sagoes

Self

Monica Suriyage

Self

Tony Todd

Tony Todd

Self

Rachel True

Rachel True

Self

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