Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Decatur Street, late Sixties. A flickering drive-in screen frames a black face in silhouette. The camera rolls through a century of Hollywood, tracking how horror shorthand—mammy curses, jive-talking sidekicks, and finally unflinching lead roles—changed around the bodies of black actors. A horror doc that finally lets the shadows speak back.

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Xavier Burgin directed Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror in 2019. See Xavier Burgin's full filmography, where to start with Xavier Burgin, or where to go after you've seen everything by Xavier Burgin.

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror was released in 2019 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 83 minutes.