The Black West: A Counter History of the Wild West (TV)
2022 · Documentary · 97 min. · France
It is one of the West's most powerful myths. The story of how the American West was won - by great heroes and white men. BLACK WEST tells the flip side of that myth. In 1875, one of four American cowboys was Black - Black sheriffs, Black trappers and Black soldiers. Some were adopted by Native American tribes, while others became slaves. These anonymous heroes were the inspiration for many great Westerns; yet Hollywood has erased them from the silver screen. Pieced together from archives, carefully crafted re-enactments and first-hand historical accounts, BLACK WEST restores these invisible heroes to their rightful place in history.
Direction Cecile Denjean
Cast Art Burton · Angela Bates · Roger Hardaway · Vaunda M. Nelson · Miantae Metcalf McConnell · Dr. Quintard Taylor · Carole Bianic · Elisabeth Günther
Soundtrack Siegfried Canto
Screenplay Cecile Denjean
Cinematography Florent Genieys · Xavier Liebermann
Original title Black Far West - Une contre-histoire de l'Ouest
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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