Blackface and Hollywood (movie)
- Production country: United States of America
- Production companies: Turner Classic Movies
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 12/31/2019
- Run time: 13 min.
Movie description
Since the dawn of cinema and until the mid-20th century, the minstrel show-based practice of donning blackface to portray characters of African descent has been a staple in Hollywood. Our colleagues explain blackface’s harmful history and how its usage has been damaging for Black representation.
