IU Film Expert Discovers Earliest Surviving Footage From Black Film Company
October 05, 2022
October 05, 2022
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, Oct. 5 (TNStalk) -- Indiana University issued the following news release:
A casual viewing of a Black film production from 1921 and a keen eye for detail led an Indiana University Bloomington film expert to discover "lost" footage from 1916 -- the earliest surviving footage from a Black film company. The footage has been reviewed and verified by the Library of Congress after it was discovered by Cara Caddoo, associate professor in The Media School and . . .
A casual viewing of a Black film production from 1921 and a keen eye for detail led an Indiana University Bloomington film expert to discover "lost" footage from 1916 -- the earliest surviving footage from a Black film company. The footage has been reviewed and verified by the Library of Congress after it was discovered by Cara Caddoo, associate professor in The Media School and . . .