Film and Television (Video)

Regeneration: Spotlight on Dorothy Dandridge


Listen Later

Doris Berger, co-curator of Regeneration: Black Cinema, 1898-1971 at the Academy Museum, joins moderator Peter Bloom to discuss the film Carmen Jones and the legacy of actress Dorothy Dandridge. Berger explains the backstory of how the Regeneration exhibition was originally conceived and developed, detailing her experiences digging through archival materials and discovering materials from films with all-Black casts in the 1920s and 30s. She also discusses her perspective on Carmen Jones and its significance to film history, as well as on the career of Dorothy Dandridge, from early soundies like Cow Cow Boogie to late career works like Porgy and Bess. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 38894]
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Film and Television (Video)By UCTV

  • 3.4
  • 3.4
  • 3.4
  • 3.4
  • 3.4

3.4

5 ratings


More shows like Film and Television (Video)

View all
MODTV FASHION VIDEO PODCAST by Karen Morrison | MOD-TV.COM

MODTV FASHION VIDEO PODCAST

139 Listeners

The Film Comment Podcast by Film Comment Magazine

The Film Comment Podcast

246 Listeners

TrueNuff.tv Video Podcast by TrueNuff.tv

TrueNuff.tv Video Podcast

4 Listeners

Aging and Senior Health (Audio) by UCTV

Aging and Senior Health (Audio)

21 Listeners

Aging and Senior Health (Video) by UCTV

Aging and Senior Health (Video)

3 Listeners

Evolution by UCTV

Evolution

17 Listeners

Autism (Audio) by UCTV

Autism (Audio)

16 Listeners

Cardiology (Audio) by UCTV

Cardiology (Audio)

17 Listeners

Holocaust (Audio) by UCTV

Holocaust (Audio)

48 Listeners

CARTA - Anthropogeny (Audio) by UCTV

CARTA - Anthropogeny (Audio)

7 Listeners

Public Policy and Society (Audio) by UCTV

Public Policy and Society (Audio)

1 Listeners

American History (Audio) by UCTV

American History (Audio)

12 Listeners

Robert Reich by UCTV

Robert Reich

33 Listeners