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African American Advocacy Media Resources
The highlight of this site is its list of 169 documentaries (listed alphabetically) under the "African American" subject heading.
e-mail: nicole@mediarights.org
website 1: http://www.mediarights.org/search/browse.php?cat_id=10
website 2: http://www.MediaRights.org
African American Classic and Black History Month Videos
African American videos are listed under a number of subject headings, including Blaxploitation, Sports, Doucmentary, Classics, and more.
e-mail: aveprsf@shell14.ba.best.com
website: http://www.amvideos.com/index.html
phone: (877) 467-1735
fax: (415) 775-1332
Artmattan Productions
IDistributes films focusing on" the human experience of black people in Africa, the Caribbean, North and South America and Europe."
e-mail: info@africanfilm.com
website: http://www.africanfilm.com
phone: (212) 749-6020
fax: (212) 316-6020
California Newsreel African/African American Perspectives
Well-known distributor with a collection of "distinguished videos on African American life, history, literature and culture."
e-mail: contact@newsreel.org
website: http://www.newsreel.org
phone: (415) 621-6196
fax: (415) 621-6522
Cinema Guild
A Collection of more than 500 titles, this site can be searched by subject and/or title. Films can be purchased or rented.
e-mail: thecinemag@aol.com
website: http://www.cinemaguild.com
phone: (212) 685-6242
fax: (212) 685-4717
Cult Film Site - Black Artists
Provides vintage African American videos for sell.
website: http://sepnet.com/rcramer/black.htm
Ebony Eye Video Catalog
Video retailer that specializes in "African-American, Native American and Latino videos, cinema books and gifts." Site is currently down.
e-mail: customer@ebonyeye.com
website: http://www.ebonyeye.com
fax: (206) 760-0250
East Carolina University - Video Finder
An African American Video Resources Guide by Patricia B. McGee. Highlights of this lengthy work include sections of race films, documentaries and independent film productions, and several bibliographies.
e-mail: wings@buffalo.edu
website: http://wings.buffalo.edu/publications/mcjrnl/v7n2/mcgee.html
Facets Video
"One of the nation’s largest distributors of foreign, classic, cult, art, and hard-to-find videos," Facets Video
rents and sells over 40,000 titles. The organization publishes a catalog of their African American related titles.
e-mail 1: sales@facets.org
e-mail 2: webmaster@facets.org
website: http://www.facets.org
phone: (800) 331-6197
Filmmakers Library
Distributor devoted to "award-winning documentary films and videos primarily for educational use." Films can be rented
or purchased and serached by title or subject.
e-mail: info@filmakers.com
website: http://www.filmakers.com
phone: (212) 808-4980
fax: (212) 808-4983
First Run/Icarus Films
First Run / Icarus Films is "a leading distributor of documentary film and video." Films on the site can be searched by subject heading. Some relevant subject headings are "Ethnic & Race Relations, Urban Issues, African and the Caribbean.
e-mail: info@frif.com
website: http://www.frif.com
phone: (718) 488-8900
Frameline
"Frameline brings the best in lesbian and gay films and videos to communities across the country through Frameline Distribution, the nation's only distributor solely dedicated to lesbian and gay film and video." The site contains links to films on the Frameline Festival.
e-mail: info@frameline.org
website: http://www.frameline.org
phone: (415) 703-8650
fax: (415) 861-1404
Hollywood's Attic/Discount Video Tapes Inc.
Wonderful resource for films on video starring African Americans from the 1920s, 30s, 40s, and 50s.
website: http://www.hollywoodsattic.com/blackart.htm
phone: (800) 253-9612
fax: (818) 843-3821
Midnight Ramble Video
Sells "vintage African American videos from a forgotten or unknown era in American cinema history." Outstanding collection
of both popular and hard-to-find titles on videocassette.
e-mail: phyllis@MidnightRamble.com
website 1: http://www.midnightramble.com
website 2: http://www.midnightramble.com/WELCOME.htm
phone: (503) 287-0319
Red Carnelian Cinema
Distributor of Ayoka Chenzira's films. Also distributes films by filmmakers of the African diaspora.
e-mail: rcfinfo@earthlink.net
website 1: http://www.redcarnelian.com/fim/rcffilms_dyn.htm
website 2: http://www.redcarnelian.com
phone: (212) 941-4054
fax: (718) 953-2561
Sankofa Films
Associated with filmmaker Haile Gerima, this site includes an on-line catalog for Sankofa Films. This distributor rents and sells the films that it owns.
website: http://www.sankofa.com
SEG Films
SEG Films makes "Urban Movies" Online. This site contains stills, previews, and promotional inofrmation for their films.
e-mail 1: webmaster@segfilms.com
e-mail 2: info@segfilms.com
phone: (303) 400-1506
SWANK Motion Picture
Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. has exclusive distribution arrangements with with a number of large companies, including Walt Disney Studios, Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures. Distributes 16mm and 35mm prints for a varitey of purposes, including university screenings.
website: http://www.swank.com/contact.html
phone: (800) 876-5577
fax: (800) 876-3344
Third World Newsreel
Third World Newsreel, "one of the oldest alternative media arts organizations in the United States, distributes films "committed to the creation and appreciation of independent and social issue media by and about people of color, and the peoples of developing countries around the world." This site contains a searable catalog of TWN's titles.
e-mail: twn@twn.org
website: http://www.twn.org
fax: (212) 594-6417
Video Finder
East Carolina University
An African American Video Resources Guide by Patricia B. McGee. Highlights of this lengthy work include sections on race films, documentaries and independent film productions, and several bibliographies.
e-mail: wings@buffalo.edu
website: http://wings.buffalo.edu/publications/mcjrnl/v7n2/mcgee.html
Women Make Movies
A leading distributor of women's films and videotapes in North America, WMM's site has a searchable on-line catalog as well as links and other resources for filmmakers.
website: http://www.wmm.com
phone: (212) 925-0606
fax: (212) 925-2052
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