Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998, English. Directed by Velma Cato.
Louis Gossett Jr. takes viewers through a special documentary celebration of the groundbreaking achievements of African-American performers and their contributions to Hollywood filmmaking. Spectacular film clips, rare behind-the-scenes footage, archival photographs and fascinating interviews chronicle nearly a century of tribulation and triumph. Gazing at the outstanding range of African-American stars on today's movie screens, it is hard to imagine a time when there were no black leading men or women, a time when all of the roles available for people of color were considerably less heroic than they are now. Social progress came in small steps on the silver screen, film by film, for equal visibility and dignity on the silver screen; now it is possible to honor their struggles, their talent and their sacrifices.
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Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998) was directed by Velma Cato and stars Donald Bogle, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis.