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In black and white : profiles of 6 African American authors

Title
In black and white : profiles of 6 African American authors / a California Newsreel release of an SSR-RTSI Swiss Television production.
Publication
San Francisco, Calif. : California Newsreel, ©1992.

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Additional Authors
  • Bellinelli, Matteo.
  • Johnson, Charles, 1948-
  • Naylor, Gloria.
  • Morrison, Toni.
  • Walker, Alice, 1944-
  • Wilson, August
  • Wideman, John Edgar.
  • California Newsreel (Firm)
  • Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft.
  • Radiotelevisione della Svizzera italiana.
  • Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Description
1 videodisc (approximately 157 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Introduction to six of America's most talented and challenging writers, using interviews with the writers and excerpts from their books to locate their work in the broader context of African American history and letters.
Alternative Title
Profiles of six African American authors
Subject
  • Johnson, Charles, 1948- > Interviews
  • Naylor, Gloria > Interviews
  • Morrison, Toni > Interviews
  • Walker, Alice, 1944- > Interviews
  • Wilson, August > Interviews
  • Wideman, John Edgar > Interviews
  • Johnson, Charles, 1948-
  • Morrison, Toni
  • Naylor, Gloria
  • Walker, Alice, 1944-
  • Wideman, John Edgar
  • Wilson, August
  • African American authors > Interviews
  • Documentary films
  • African American authors
Genre/Form
Interviews.
Credits (note)
  • Producer and director, Matteo Bellinelli ; narrator, Edwina Moore.
System Details (note)
  • DVD-R.
Contents
pt. 1. Charles Johnson (29 min.) -- pt. 2. Gloria Naylor (22 min.) -- pt. 3. Toni Morrison (27 min.) -- pt. 4. Alice Walker (31 min.) -- pt. 5. August Wilson (22 min.) -- pt. 6. John Wideman (26 min.).
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-2072
OCLC
678054457
Title
In black and white : profiles of 6 African American authors / a California Newsreel release of an SSR-RTSI Swiss Television production.
Imprint
San Francisco, Calif. : California Newsreel, ©1992.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Digital File Characteristics
videofile DVD video
Credits
Producer and director, Matteo Bellinelli ; narrator, Edwina Moore.
System Details
DVD-R.
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Added Author
Bellinelli, Matteo.
Johnson, Charles, 1948- Interviewee
Naylor, Gloria. Interviewee
Morrison, Toni. Interviewee
Walker, Alice, 1944- interviewee.
Wilson, August, interviewee.
Wideman, John Edgar. Interviewee
California Newsreel (Firm)
Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft.
Radiotelevisione della Svizzera italiana.
Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-2072
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