Oscar Micheaux - The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
There are people whose stories are famous and become immortal the moment they are lived. There are others instead, like Oscar Micheaux, whose life only becomes a model for many after being forgotten. Considered the true pioneer of the African-American film industry, the king of “race films,” Micheaux was largely forgotten by the time of his death in 1951. His notoriety reappeared only at the end of the 1980s. The most successful African-American director of the first half of the 20th century, Oscar Micheaux wrote, directed, and produced more than 44 films and six novels. The story of Oscar Micheaux is a long, complex, and fascinating adventure to be rediscovered.
Cast
- Self
- Chuck D
- Self
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Self
- Jacqueline Stewart
- Self
- Amma Asante
- Self
- Michelle Prettyman
- Self
- John Singleton
- Self
- Nicole London
- Self
- Morgan Freeman
- Self
- Kevin Willmott
- Self
- Patrick McGilligan
- Self
- Kwame Kwei-Armah
- Self
- Haskell Wexler
- Self
- Gian Luca Farinelli
- Self
- Richard Pena
- Self
- Stace England
Oscar Micheaux - The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Francesco Zippel
- Documentary
- Production Country / Year
- Italy 2021
- Language
- engl., it. OF m. engl. UT
- Format
- DCP, Both, 80min
1.78:1 (16:9), Discrete 5.1
Director & Crew
Francesco Zippel
Born in 1979 in Rome/Italy. Active as a producer and filmmaker.
Filmography
| 2009 | Dino | ||
| 2011 | Portrait of Nicholas Ray | Dokumentarfilm | |
| 2018 | Friedkin Uncut | Dokumentarfilm | 2018 |
| 2020 | Fantastic Mr Fellini – Interview with Wes Anderson | Dokumentarfilm | |
| 2021 | Oscar Micheaux – The Superhero of Black Filmmaking | Dokumentarfilm | 2021 |
- Writer
- Francesco Zippel
- Director of Photography
- Carlo Alberto Orecchia
- Editor
- Michele Castelli
- Executive Producer
- Margherita Principe
- Mariaromana Casiraghi
- Producer
- Francesco Zippel
- Federica Paniccia
- Roberto Pisoni