Ancient daggers, inexplicable dream logic and the scariest sound of all — Shane’s impression of a burping crow. Reel Rap stands divided on this 1973 experimental blaxploitation vampire film and reflects on a letter from director Bill Gunn to white critics about how black art is received by mainstream media.

Links:
https://www.nytimes.com/1973/05/13/archives/to-be-a-black-artist-a-black-artist-.html

https://www.austinfilm.org/2018/07/bill-gunns-holy-grail-of-film-personal-problems-presented-in-2-parts/

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