African-American Screen-Writers Now: Conversations With Hollywood's Black Pack

by Erich Leon Harris

Hollywood is currently seeing a great influx of young African-American filmmakers who collectively are altering the face of American filmmaking. African-American Screenwriters Now brings together recent interviews with both up-and-coming and established screenwriters, some of whom also work as directors and producers, and paints a vivid picture of the opportunities and obstacles that face today's black filmmakers in Hollywood. These writers discuss their influences, their goals, the birth of stories, the writing process, getting work, and getting films made, alongside their comments on racial barriers and the portrayal of blacks in film.

Genres: Film

277 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1996

Reviews

[Darrell · Rating 2 out of 5]

an interview series for up and coming black screenwriters to learn from their accomplished elders - I was ambivalent while reading - all the interview subjects were rather the same - i was taken by Robert Townsend's piece - he seemed the most upbeat...but i didn't learn anything new overall