Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021)
- Sun, Sep 29
Director: Francesco Zippel Run Time: 80 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2021
Starring: Amma Asante, Chuck D, Gian Luca Farinelli, Jacqueline Najuma Stewart, Kwame Kwei-Armah
Country: Italy
Language: English, Italian
About the film:
2022 Cannes Film Festival – Winner of Special Silver Ribbon
2021 Cannes Film Festival – The Golden Eye Nominee
Oscar Devereaux Micheaux was an author, film writer and director, and independent producer of more than 44 silent films and sound films from 1919—1948. Micheaux was the first African American filmmaker to produce a full feature-length film and is regarded as a prominent producer of race films, and the most successful African American filmmaker of the first half of the 20th century. Micheaux’s work is not only a milestone in African American cinema, but an incredible insight into American history regarding race in society. This documentary will take you through the story of Micheaux directed by Francesco Zippel.
About the filmmaker:
Francesco Zippel is a Rome born Film Director and Screenwriter. He has worked alongside Wes Anderson and William Friedkin. He is most known for Friedkin Uncut (2018) and Sergio Leone – L’italiono Che Inventò I’America (2022). Zippel specializes in documentary filmmaking, such as Friedkin Uncut (2018), Fantastic Mr. Fellini (2020), and The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021). Zippel’s film about the life of Oscar Micheaux won Special Silver Ribbon at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and was also nominated for the Golden Eye in 2021.
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