Black History Month

‘Flames of Wrath’ and the Pioneering African-American Women of Silent Cinema

By  Emily Kubincanek 

Maria P. Williams was one of the first African-American women to make movies, and her life is as fascinating as the one known film she made.

20 Blaxploitation Films to Close Out Black History Month

By  Brad Gullickson 

Now, deal ’em up straight – or don’t deal ’em at all.

Black Women Filmmakers in the 20th Century

By  Ciara Wardlow 

In honor of Black History Month and in the interest of keeping the #femalefilmmakerfriday feeling alive, here are five black women who got their directorial careers started before the year 2000.