Basic Black
African-Americans Films, Filmmakers and the Oscars in 2017
Season 2016 Episode 20 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Eighteen African-Americans are nominated for Oscars.
Basic Black discusses race and the Oscars. Panelists: Lisa Simmons, director of the Roxbury International Film Festival; Reggie Life, Director-In-Residence at Emerson College's Department of Visual & Media Arts; Carole Bell, assistant professor of communications at Northeastern University; and Phillip Martin, WGBH News senior investigative reporter.
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Basic Black is a local public television program presented by GBH
Basic Black
African-Americans Films, Filmmakers and the Oscars in 2017
Season 2016 Episode 20 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Basic Black discusses race and the Oscars. Panelists: Lisa Simmons, director of the Roxbury International Film Festival; Reggie Life, Director-In-Residence at Emerson College's Department of Visual & Media Arts; Carole Bell, assistant professor of communications at Northeastern University; and Phillip Martin, WGBH News senior investigative reporter.
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