The film festival will feature a selection of documentaries that document, examine and discuss stories from various parts of Europe and each session will end with an engaging post film discussion with audience members. More than a historical documentary, Paris Noir reveals the beginning of worldwide assertion of African-American culture.ĭirected, written and edited by critically acclaimed documentary filmmakers Joanne Burke and David Burke, Paris Noir blends rare photographs and archival footage, exciting period music, and insightful commentary by leading scholars and experts.īlack Europe on Film is a programme of screenings curated by Black History Studies in partnership with the Bernie Grant Arts Centre celebrating the history and contributions of African people in Europe where their presence is significant but little known. An engaging chronicle of African-American life in Paris since the dawn of the Jazz Age. Weaving stories and themes from World War I, the Jazz Age of the 1920s up to the German occupation of World War II, Paris Noir is thought-provoking storytelling that resonates in today’s social and political climate. PARIS NOIR: African Americans in the City of Light. Paris Noir: African-Americans in the City of Light is the most comprehensive and compelling documentary existing on the remarkable migration of pioneering African-Americans to France and the impact both cultures had on each other. This doc explores the history of African-American writers and artists who settled in Paris
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