July 9, 2022
WITHIN OUR GATES (1920) – AFI Movie Club
Born in 1884, Oscar Micheaux was the son of former enslaved people, and one of 11 siblings who attended segregated schools in Illinois. He began his career by writing novels about homesteading as a Black man. His first feature, THE HOMESTEADER (1919), is now believed lost but his film WITHIN OUR GATES (1920), released the following year, is considered to be the oldest...
February 20, 2022
WITHIN OUR GATES (1920) – AFI Movie Club Rewind
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on May 5, 2021. Born in 1884, Oscar Micheaux was the son of former slaves, and one of 11 siblings who attended segregated schools in Illinois. He began his career by writing novels about homesteading as a Black man. His first feature, THE HOMESTEADER (1919), is now believed lost but...
May 5, 2021
AFI Movie Club: WITHIN OUR GATES
Born in 1884, Oscar Micheaux was the son of former slaves, and one of 11 siblings who attended segregated schools in Illinois. He began his career by writing novels about homesteading as a Black man. His first feature, THE HOMESTEADER (1919), is now believed lost but his film, WITHIN OUR GATES, released the following year, is considered to be the oldest surviving feature film...
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