![all posters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w140/files/images/film/posters/164/189/164189953_069f2e.jpg)
UK,
2018, 2 h 57 min
(Length: 59 min)
Directed by:
Simon FrederickScreenplay:
Simon FrederickCast:
Simon Frederick (narrator), Nelson George, Lil Rel Howery, Kasi Lemmons, David Oyelowo, Jesse Williams, Debbie Allen, John Boyega, Reggie Rock Bythewood (more)Episodes(3)
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Legends and Pioneers (E01)
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Black Film Is Not a Genre (E02)
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Black is the New Hollywood (E03)
Cast
Simon Frederick (narrator)
Nelson George
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