Black Art: In the Absence of Light (2021)

An introduction to the work of some of the foremost Black visual artists working today, inspired by the late David Driskell's landmark 1976 exhibition, "Two Centuries of Black American Art."

Cast

Self
K Kerry James Marshall
Self
K Kehinde Wiley
Self
G Glenn Ligon
Self
K Kara Walker
Self
F Fred Wilson
Self
T Theaster Gates
Self
N Nick Cave
Self
K Kendall Carter
Self
S Sanford Biggers
Self
D David C. Driskell
Self
F Faith Ringgold
Self
A Alison Saar
Self
C Carrie Mae Weems
Self
B Betye Saar
Self
M McArthur Binion
Self
V Valerie Cassel Oliver
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M Mary Schmidt Campbell
Self
Sarah Lewis
Self
Swizz Beatz
Self
Denise Nicholas
Self
P Pamela Newkirk
Self
M Michele Wallace
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R Rujeko Hockley
Self
A Amy Sherald
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L Linda C. Harrison
Self
B Bernard Lumpkin
Self
R Richard J. Powell
Self (archive footage)
M Maurice Berger
Self (archive footage)
Tom Brokaw
Self
J Jordan Casteel
Self
H Hank Willis Thomas
Self
M Mary LoveLace O'Neal
Self
R Richard Mayhew
Self
L Lyle Ashton Harris
Self
R Radcliffe Bailey

Crew

Director
Sam Pollard
Producer
Sam Pollard
Producer
D Daphne McWilliams
Editor
S Steven Wechsler
Consulting Producer
T Thelma Golden
Director of Photography
H Henry Adebonojo
Original Music Composer
Kathryn Bostic
Executive Producer
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Executive Producer
J Jacqueline Glover
Executive Producer
N Nancy Abraham
Executive Producer
Lisa Heller