Within Our Gates
1920 Directed by Oscar Micheaux
Synopsis
Abandoned by her fiancé, an educated negro woman with a shocking past dedicates herself to helping a near bankrupt school for impoverished negro youths.
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not even trying to be a movie
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I usually don't rate films on importance but for this one I do because not only was it among one of the first feature films directed by an African American, but it also shows female power at such an early time in history.
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Early African American filmmaking.
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Full review on my blog: whitecitycinema.com/2011/10/04/the-secret-history-of-chicago-movies-within-our-gates/