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|title=<center>Within Our Gates</center> | |||
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|imagecaption=Chicago advertisement for "Within Our Gates". | |||
|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | |||
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"Within Our Gates", directed by Oscar Micheaux, is the oldest surviving film by an African American. <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" /> | "Within Our Gates", directed by Oscar Micheaux, is the oldest surviving film by an African American. <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== | |||
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> | 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== | |||
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" /> | 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" /> | ||
==References== | |||
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==External Links== | |||
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Within_Our_Gates | |||
*https://archive.org/details/silent-within-our-gates | |||
*https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0011870/ | |||
[[Category:Lost films]] | [[Category:Lost films]] | ||
[[Category:Partially found media]] | [[Category:Partially found media]] | ||
Revision as of 00:26, 12 November 2022
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Chicago advertisement for "Within Our Gates".
Status: Lost
"Within Our Gates", directed by Oscar Micheaux, is the oldest surviving film by an African American. [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]