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Kiss and Tell: The History of Black Romance in Movie 2011 1h 10m Documentary List Reviews Actors, directors and producers discuss the impact of black romantic films.
- Documentary
- Michael Beach
- Darryl Pitts
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Kiss and Tell: The History of Black Romance in Movie (2011) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
- 1986
- 1988-1992
- 1993-1997
- 1999 – 2014
- 2016 – 2020
The first significant chapters of Black love onscreen begin in the ‘80s with Spike Lee’s debut film She’s Gotta Have It. When Lee released this provocative comedy, it was one of the first times in American film that a widely distributed movie centered on a Black love story (well, actually, three love stories). The film was also proudly Black, and t...
Throughout the early years of the next decade, the dominant genre that represented Black cinema was typically “hood films” like Boyz N the Hoodand Menace II Society. These films were gritty, heavy and depicted a dramatic reality that focused more on social issues than romance. Even so, representation of Black romance on-screen was growing in films ...
This was the time that Black romance movies started to make their mark. Many look to the Janet Jackson-Tupac Shakur-led Poetic Justice as a turning point. Helmed by John Singleton, who only two years prior became the first Black filmmaker nominated for Best Director at the Academy Awards, the film showcased two Black music icons on-screen. While th...
One of those filmmakers is Gina-Prince Bythewood, whose modern classic Love & Basketball has become one of the most popular Black cinematic love stories of all-time. She noted that she was inspired to make the film to showcase “the things we don’t often get in Black film: a true love story.” Her film, produced and championed by Spike Lee, became a ...
It started with the historic Best Picture Oscar win for Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight (and not just for that moment with the envelope). With love at its core and the intersection of both Black and LGBTQ+ perspectives, the box office success that followed was revolutionary. Jenkins’ next film, If Beale Street Could Talk, is another powerful Black love st...
Jul 19, 2019 · Here are 20 films with Black leads that shattered Hollywood's glass ceiling and decided to love anyway. When Lena Waithe premiered the trailer for Queen & Slim, a romantic drama, at this...
May 13, 2024 · This is a list of the greatest African American romance movies including everything from Poetic Justice to Love & Basketball to The Brothers. There are also some great black rom coms on this list as well if you're looking for something a light-hearted romance.
