February 1, 2024
BIRTHRIGHT (1924) – AFI Catalog Spotlight
In celebration of Black History Month, the AFI Catalog shines a spotlight on pioneer African American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux and his 10th directorial effort, BIRTHRIGHT (1924), which was released 100 years ago last month and was remade by Micheaux in 1938 as a talkie. While the 1924 film is believed to be lost, the surviving...
July 26, 2020
AFI Movie Club: BIRTHRIGHT
Pioneering Black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux’s BIRTHRIGHT is safeguarded for preservation and posterity in the AFI Collection at the Library of Congress. Watch actor Lorenzo Tucker discuss BIRTHRIGHT filmmaker Oscar Micheaux. Movie Trivia about BIRTHRIGHT DID YOU KNOW? In 1919 Oscar Micheaux formed his own movie production company and became the first African American to make a feature film. DID YOU…
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