Black Art: In the Absence of Light

February. 09,2021      
Rating:
7.4
Rent / Buy
Rent / Buy
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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."

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Reviews

VeteranLight
2021/02/09

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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Allison Davies
2021/02/10

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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Raymond Sierra
2021/02/11

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

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Bob
2021/02/12

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

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