Blaxploitation films were black films targeting black people. They were films made to appeal to a culture in a way that was… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
To me, not every black filmmaker who is making black films is trying to make black cinema. — Arthur Jafa Copy Share Image
Black films and television are growing and getting the recognition... and the opportunities. — Demetrius Shipp, Jr Copy Share Image
For me, whenever I would see a lot of 'black films,' I didn't feel represented in it. I didn't feel connected to… — Zoe Kravitz Copy Share Image
There's not enough black films out there. There's not enough Latin films, or films that have an Asian, Indian or Middle Eastern… — Kat Graham Copy Share Image
Expectations that black directors have to make black films about black subject matter are, to me, kind of absurd. — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
Things are shifting; man is evolving in many different ways. The Internet has created a portal for people to connect with each… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
And it's ironic that in my career I've done the black shows from 'Moesha' to 'Fresh Prince' to 'Hangin' with Mr. Cooper,'… — Dante Basco Copy Share Image
Films with predominantly white casts can come in any form, tell any story, big or small. For black films, you have the… — Justin Simien Copy Share Image
We have our classic hood movies, right? Like "Boyz in the Hood." We have our classic conscious films like Spike Lee's "Do… — Steven Caple Jr Copy Share Image
Here's the thing. We do a movie with a predominantly black cast, and it's put in a category of being a black… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
It really upsets me that the media insists on turning 'Do the Right Thing' or 'Boyz N the Hood' into 'black films.'… — Bill Duke Copy Share Image
As a black actress you've got to work doubly hard. But it doesn't ever get me to the point where I give… — Naturi Naughton Copy Share Image
For whatever reason, gay characters, or characters that deal with sexuality issues, who are black, in 'black films'... are typically not dealt… — Justin Simien Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in making all-black films - I come from a very diverse culture; I want to work with every type… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
If you take the '70s with Blaxploitation pictures, there was a proliferation of black-content films and motion pictures, television, stage plays and… — Glynn Turman Copy Share Image
![“We have our classic hood movies, right? Like "Boyz in the Hood." We have our classic conscious films like Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing," or "Stand By Me." Even beyond Coogler, there are black films that are just voices. So the intention behind this ["The Land"] was to capture today's.” quote by Steven Caple Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5d/steven-caple-jr-49791_behinds_we-have-our-classic-hood-movies-right-li_2504300.jpg)
