Release Date
Original Release
June 8, 2016
1h 5m
Blaxploitalian: 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema (2016)
Overview
A documentary that uncovers the careers of a population of entertainers never heard from before: Black actors in Italian cinema. With modern day interviews and archival footage, the documentary discloses the personal struggles and triumphs that classic Afro-Italian, African-American and Afro-descendant actors faced in the Italian film industry, while mirroring their struggles with those of contemporary actors who are working diligently to find respectable, significant, and non-stereotypical roles, but are often unable to do so. Blaxploitalian is more than an unveiling of a troubled history; it is a call-to-action for increased diversity in international cinema through the stories of these artists in an effort to reflect the modern and racially diverse Italy.
Director
Fred Kudjo Kuwornu
Department: Directing
0Cast
Fred Kudjo Kuwornu
Self, Narrator
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Zeudi Araya
Self
Jonis Bashir
Self
Livio Beshir
Self
Germano Gentile
Self
Gamey Guilavogui
Self
Salvatore Marino
Self
Denny Mendez
Self
Iris Peynado
Self
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