Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vi
4. Acknowledgments vii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 The New York Black Independents 13
7. 2 The black essai film 31
8. 3 Ambiguities of auteurship 51
9. 4 The magical marvelous modern 83
10. 5 Sacred doubles 100
11. 6 Film across drama and art 117
12. 7 Black feminist culture and black masculinity 132
13. Afterword 150
14. Bibliography 152
15. Filmography 161
16. Index 164