Film
Black Art: In the Absence of Light
2021 · 1h 25m · Documentary
- IMDb
- 7.4
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 91%
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Overview
An introduction to the work of some of the foremost Black visual artists working today, inspired by the late David Driskell's landmark 1976 exhibition, "Two Centuries of Black American Art."
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Cast
Kerry James Marshall
Self
Kehinde Wiley
Self
Carrie Mae Weems
Self
Amy Sherald
Self
Jordan Casteel
Self
Hank Willis Thomas
Self
Mary LoveLace O'Neal
Self
Richard Mayhew
Self
Lyle Ashton Harris
Self
Radcliffe Bailey
Self
Glenn Ligon
Self
Kara Walker
Self
Fred Wilson
Self
Theaster Gates
Self
Nick Cave
Self
Kendall Carter
Self
Crew
- Sam PollardDirector · Producer
- Daphne McWilliamsProducer
- Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Executive Producer
- Jacqueline GloverExecutive Producer
- Nancy AbrahamExecutive Producer
- Lisa HellerExecutive Producer
- Henry AdebonojoDirector of Photography
- Kathryn BosticOriginal Music Composer
- Steven WechslerEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 9, 2021
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- 15
- Genres
- Documentary
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