Black Hollywood: They've Gotta Have Us

20181 series
Available on
BBC Two

The rise of black actors as they have gone from being the backdrop to calling the shots. This is the inside story of the turning points of black life on both sides of the lens, from Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte, to the present day.

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Episode 1Legends and Pioneers

...Have Us'. Legends and Pioneers. Harry Belafonte, Earl Cameron and Diahann Carroll discuss being pioneers in a white world. Contains very strong language.

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Episode 2Black Film Is Not a Genre

...Have Us'. Black Film is Not a Genre. How black film-makers took back control of their stories in films like Black Panther. Contains very strong language.

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Episode 3Black is the New Hollywood

...Have Us'. Black is the New Hollywood. Documentary looking at how black movies are no longer seen as a genre. Contains very strong language.

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