Independent Lens · SEASON 16
Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People
Episode 9 · 2015-02-16
- Documentary
Episode overview
For the last 170 years, pioneering African American photographers — men and women, celebrated and anonymous — have recorded the dramas and aspirations of generations. Through a Lens Darkly traces their spiritual transformation from slavery to economic mobility and social stability, and shows how these photographers helped their communities reclaim self-worth and humanity.
60 minutes
Season 16 episodes
1. Bully2014-10-13
2. Twin Sisters2014-10-20
3. Brakeless2014-10-27
4. Powerless2014-11-03
5. Happiness2014-11-17
6. Rich Hill2015-01-05
7. Evolution of a Criminal2015-01-12
8. The Kill Team / Confusion Through Sand2015-01-19
9. Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People2015-02-16
10. American Denial2015-02-23
11. Little White Lie2015-03-23
12. Little Hope Was Arson / A City in Flames2015-04-06
13. The Homestretch2015-04-13
14. The Great Invisible2015-04-20
15. Kumu Hina2015-05-04
16. Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity2015-05-11
17. 19712015-05-18
18. Limited Partnership2015-06-15
19. In the Shadow of Ebola2015-06-22
