Blaxploitalian: 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema
2016 · Movie · 1h 5m · G
The read
It runs a compact 1h 5m.
Synopsis
A documentary that uncovers the careers of a population of entertainers never heard from before: Black actors in Italian cinema. With modern day interviews and archival footage, the documentary discloses the personal struggles and triumphs that classic Afro-Italian, African-American and Afro-descendant actors faced in the Italian film industry, while mirroring their struggles with those of contemporary actors who are working diligently to find respectable, significant, and non-stereotypical roles, but are often unable to do so. Blaxploitalian is more than an unveiling of a troubled history; it is a call-to-action for increased diversity in international cinema through the stories of these artists in an effort to reflect the modern and racially diverse Italy.
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Key crew
- Fred Kudjo KuwornuDirector
- Fred Kudjo KuwornuWriter
Cast
- Fred Kudjo KuwornuSelf, Narrator
- Zeudi ArayaSelf
- Jonis BashirSelf
- Livio BeshirSelf
- Germano GentileSelf
- Gamey GuilavoguiSelf
- Salvatore MarinoSelf
- Denny MendezSelf
- Iris PeynadoSelf