Thursday Throwback!! "Dialogue With Black Filmmakers"

I happen to be surfing around on the internet and I came across an interesting article on a fellow cinematic website Shadow And Act (side note: You definitely wanna check them out) discussing a short-lived television series entitled Dialogue With Black Filmmakers. And I just knew I had to make mention of this as well on G-Breezy's Director's Cut.  Dialogue With Black Filmmakers was a series hosted by critically acclaimed writer Alex Haley prior to him passing in 1992. It's been said that the episodes were shot in 1991, but unfortunately there is not much online written about the series.

Now here is an even more shocker it was shown on BET (definitely pre-booty shaking BET) during the 1992-93 season. Amazing that something of this nature existed, yet does not exist today. (Got my creative juices flowing!!) This would be the perfect type of series to be showcased on channels across the world.

In his episodes, Haley would talk to several filmmakers over the course of the series, including notable cinematic figures of the time, like Spike Lee, John Singleton, Bill Duke, Quincy Jones and numerous others.  As I writing I am speechless at the same time, because this could have really been something great!! Well I digress, this just let's us know what other avenues and opportunities that are available to the black cinematic world.

Just so you can get a little taste here are a few episodes including  guests, Spike Lee and Gordon Parks, and the icing on the cake there was even an Oscar Micheaux tribute (would have loved to see that!!). All clips can be found on YouTube.

Spike Lee Clip


Oscar Micheaux Tribute


Gordon Parks Clip


I could think of several folks that could be on this show now, if it existed today (Ava DuVernay, Tyler Perry, Will Packer, Mara Brock Ali, and the list goes on)....Hmmmm food for thought!