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Madeline Anderson (born ca. 1923) is an American filmmaker, television and documentary producer, film director, editor and screenwriter. She is best known for her films Integration Report One (1960) and I Am Somebody (1970), the latter of which garnered national and international acclaim.
Pioneering filmmaker and television producer Madeline Anderson is often credited as being the first black woman to produce and direct a televised documentary film.
Pennsylvania native Madeline Anderson may not be a household name, but she is a trailblazer in the world of nonfiction filmmaking. An African American, female voice in a predominantly white, male world, Anderson came to prominence with her first film, Integration Report 1 (1960), made under the aegis of Richard Leacock‘s Andover Productions ...
When Madeline Anderson began making films in the 1950s it was only white men making films. However, this trailblazing African-American woman had known since high school that she wanted to be a filmmaker.
Oct 29, 2020 · And Madeline Anderson, the first African-American woman to produce and direct a televised documentary film and a syndicated television series, has been at the helm—despite only receiving passing recognition in an obscure essay.
Feb 18, 2020 · In an early case of “Sistas doing it for themselves,” it was fitting that Madeline Anderson and a courageous group of hard-working black women shifted the paradigm on three of the most divisive and unifying movements of the sixties: race, feminism, and Union solidarity.
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Today we honor Madeline Anderson (born 1927), a trailblazing filmmaker, producer, director, editor, and screenwriter. She is credited with being the first black woman to produce and direct a televised documentary.
