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Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People is a american film of genre Documentary released in USA on 27 august 2014

Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (2014)

Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People
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Released in USA 27 august 2014
Length 1h32
OriginUSA
Rating71% 3.5608353.5608353.5608353.5608353.560835

Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People is a 2014 documentary film directed by Thomas Allen Harris. It is inspired by Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to the Present by Deborah Willis, who also produced the film. The film had its premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014.

The film later screened at 64th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2014. The film also screened at 2014 Santa Barbara International Film Festival on 5 February 2014. It won the Justice Award at the festival. The film had a theatrical release on August 27, 2014 in United States.

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The film narrates how African Americans have used camera to bring social changes.

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