Britney Gonzalez
Sept 18, 2022
Dr. Champ
Film Response
As I watched “The Czar of Black Hollywood” seeing how brave and a hardworking man he was to have the courage to leave his family and move states to follow his dreams in tough times is admiring. Around the time of 1919 and 1948 a lot of stereotypes were made in films towards African Americans he found jobs in Chicago to help him get money and work towards the filmmaking dream to be known. Being African American was hard enough being stereotyped in films such as Coons, Mammies, Mulattoes, and Bucks was even harder to see, Oscar was determined to end that he wanted to show white people and others the racial prejudices they faced daily through film along with stereotypes they would face in public every day or even in films which he did in more than 45 films either silent or talking making him the first black filmmaker. At this time the challenges for black people working towards success were complex in society keeping in mind what was happening like lynching, job discrimination, and mob violence but through it all, he fought even after losing his kid and even his house he got through his hard times and bought the warehouse for his production. Even after getting through the challenges, it's admiring how Oscar Micheaux became the first black filmmaker.