{"product_id":"world-of-black-film-the","title":"World of Black Film, The","description":"The World of Black Film is an entertaining, informed, and thought-provoking survey of important and influential Black films from around the globe, from to the early days of cinema to now. Starting with the unfinished silent film Lime Kiln Club Field Day (1913) and concluding with Steve McQueen's World War II epic Blitz (2024), the book takes readers on an exciting journey through an eclectic mix of classics and hidden gems that spans more than 100 years and thirty countries. Beautifully designed and bursting with film imagery, this book will appeal to general film fans, enthusiasts of Black cinema, educators, and students alike.\u003cbr\u003e Includes a foreword by Sir John Akomfrah, CBE RA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Films and directors include:\u003cbr\u003e Black Orpheus (Marcel Camus, 1959)\u003cbr\u003e Black Girl (Ousmane Sembène, 1966)\u003cbr\u003e Hollywood Shuffle (Robert Townsend, 1987)\u003cbr\u003e Malcolm X (Spike Lee, 1992)\u003cbr\u003e Belle (Amma Asante, 2013)\u003cbr\u003e Timbuktu (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2015)\u003cbr\u003e Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016)\u003cbr\u003e Black Panther (Ryan Coogler, 2018)\u003cbr\u003e Saint Omer (Alice Diop, 2022)\u003cbr\u003e Dahomey (Mati Diop, 2024)\u003cbr\u003e Blitz (Steve McQueen, 2024)","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57005992313167,"sku":"9781529438253","price":51.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9781529438253_1-world-of-black-film-the.jpg?v=1770793503","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/world-of-black-film-the","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}