Through a Lens Darkly
An artist-filmmaker takes a deeply personal look back through the parallel histories of how African Americans have been depicted in commercial photography, contrasted with how they were captured in family photos.
Series
Premiere Date
February 16, 2015
Length
90 minutes
Funding Type
Awards & Recognition
Nominee
2015 News and Documentary Emmy Awards - Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming
For the last 170 years, pioneering African Americans photographers — men and women, celebrated and anonymous — have recorded the dramas and aspirations of generations. Through a Lens Darkly traces the spiritual transformation from slavery to economic mobility and social stability, and how these photographers helped their communities reclaim self-worth and humanity.