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|title=<center>Within Our Gates</center> | |title=<center>Within Our Gates</center> | ||
|image=Screenshot 2022-02-02 at 16-38-58 Within Our Gates (1920).png | |image=Screenshot 2022-02-02 at 16-38-58 Within Our Gates (1920).png | ||
|imagecaption=Chicago advertisement for | |imagecaption=Chicago advertisement for ''Within Our Gates''. | ||
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span> | |status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span> | ||
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'''''Within Our Gates''''', directed by Oscar Micheaux, is the oldest surviving film directed by an African American filmmaker.<ref name=":0">[https://silentfilm.org/within-our-gates-2/ San Francisco Silent Film Festival]</ref> Released in 1920, the film was extremely controversial with various scenes being cut at different screenings.<ref name=":1">[https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/september-2010/why-ill-watch-oscar-micheauxs-within-our-gates-until-i-wear-it-out American Historical Association]</ref> Shortly after the film's release, it was lost for decades.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
==Rediscovery== | ==Rediscovery== | ||
In 1970, a print was found in Spain. However, all but four of the original English intertitles had been replaced with Spanish.<ref name=":1" /> In 1992 | In 1970, a print was found in Spain. However, all but four of the original English intertitles had been replaced with Spanish.<ref name=":1" /> In 1992, ''Within Our Gates'' was selected by the Library of Congress to be restored and added to the National Film Registry.<ref>[https://www.loc.gov/item/mbrs00046435/ Library of Congress]</ref> | ||
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
Aside from the four surviving English intertitles, Micheaux's original text remains lost. The Library of Congress's restoration of | Aside from the four surviving English intertitles, Micheaux's original text remains lost. The Library of Congress's restoration of ''Within Our Gates'' contains only approximations of what Micheaux originally said.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
==External Links== | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Within_Our_Gates Wikipedia article on ''Within Our Gates''.] | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/silent-within-our-gates Archive.org video of surviving footage on ''Within Our Gates''.] | |||
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0011870/ IMDb's page on ''Within Our Gates''.] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Lost films]] | [[Category:Lost films]] | ||
[[Category:Partially found media]] | [[Category:Partially found media]] | ||
[[Category:Historic]] | |||
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Chicago advertisement for Within Our Gates.
Status: Partially Found
Within Our Gates, directed by Oscar Micheaux, is the oldest surviving film directed by an African American filmmaker.[1] Released in 1920, the film was extremely controversial with various scenes being cut at different screenings.[2] Shortly after the film's release, it was lost for decades.[2]
Rediscovery
In 1970, a print was found in Spain. However, all but four of the original English intertitles had been replaced with Spanish.[2] In 1992, Within Our Gates was selected by the Library of Congress to be restored and added to the National Film Registry.[3]
Status
Aside from the four surviving English intertitles, Micheaux's original text remains lost. The Library of Congress's restoration of Within Our Gates contains only approximations of what Micheaux originally said.[1]
External Links
- Wikipedia article on Within Our Gates.
- Archive.org video of surviving footage on Within Our Gates.
- IMDb's page on Within Our Gates.