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There is an obsession with black tragedy. If you see a black movie, it's typically historical, and it tends to deal with our pain.…

— Justin Simien

I think the whole stigma of 'black movies' is slowly being lost. When you look at movies like '12 Years A Slave,' to 'The…

— Kevin Hart

The impact of the black audience is expressing itself. They look to films to be more expressive of their needs, their lives. Hollywood has…

— Sidney Poitier

In general, the mass media tell us that black people are not loving, that our lives are so fraught with violence and aggression that…

— bell hooks

Finally, the complexities of black relationships are being portrayed in television and film.

— Lisa Nicole Carson

You know what? As a black person, you see so much racism. Films are no different than the government, politics - it's everywhere. It's…

— Elvis Mitchell

I personally don't enjoy films that bring black people down. I find that a majority of the films that black people are starred in…

— Drake

I wanted to make sure the focus [in The Land] was on human beings themselves and their decisions, but still connected to the urban…

— Steven Caple Jr

I think Black cinema is thought of in small terms. That's where most of the problems come from. When there's a film that has…

— Rick Famuyiwa

I don't think people have been able to deal with the fact that African American filmmakers can make movies about life and relationships.

— Tim Robbins

There have been so few decent films involving Negroes that right away everybody expects every film to do everything. But when you make a…

— Jim Brown

There is a perception within our community and the world that black people don't love each other. That we don't fight for each other.…

— Gina Prince-Bythewood