The Broken Earth is an American film written and directed by Roman Freulich in 1939[ dubious – discuss]. The 11-minute short film stars Clarence Muse as a sharecropper and widower who plows his farm and tries to care for a sick son, pleading and praying for divine intervention. [1] The film includes a soundtrack of negro spirituals.
Freulich was a photographer who immigrated from Poland. He shot movie stills and glamour shots, along with shooting the film with dramatic angels. [2] The film is extant. [3]
Muse owned a ranch that was used as a filmmaking location. [4]
The Southern Methodist University Libraries have the film in their collection [5] The film was screened in 2007 and discussed by Morgan State University professor Thomas Cripps. [3]
References
- ^ "Black Cast Films | UC Berkeley Library". www.lib.berkeley.edu.
- ^ "MoMA Commemorates the Great Migration in Film :: IRAAA". iraaa.museum.hamptonu.edu.
- ^ a b Kaltenbach, Chris (16 February 2007). "Drumming up interest in 'Zebra Kids'". baltimoresun.com.
- ^ http://www.alternativeprojections.com/assets/Article-PDFs/Donna-Mungen-The-Black-Experience.pdf [ bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Film Titles and Descriptions – SMU". www.smu.edu.
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The Broken Earth is an American film written and directed by Roman Freulich in 1939[ dubious – discuss]. The 11-minute short film stars Clarence Muse as a sharecropper and widower who plows his farm and tries to care for a sick son, pleading and praying for divine intervention. [1] The film includes a soundtrack of negro spirituals.
Freulich was a photographer who immigrated from Poland. He shot movie stills and glamour shots, along with shooting the film with dramatic angels. [2] The film is extant. [3]
Muse owned a ranch that was used as a filmmaking location. [4]
The Southern Methodist University Libraries have the film in their collection [5] The film was screened in 2007 and discussed by Morgan State University professor Thomas Cripps. [3]
References
- ^ "Black Cast Films | UC Berkeley Library". www.lib.berkeley.edu.
- ^ "MoMA Commemorates the Great Migration in Film :: IRAAA". iraaa.museum.hamptonu.edu.
- ^ a b Kaltenbach, Chris (16 February 2007). "Drumming up interest in 'Zebra Kids'". baltimoresun.com.
- ^ http://www.alternativeprojections.com/assets/Article-PDFs/Donna-Mungen-The-Black-Experience.pdf [ bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Film Titles and Descriptions – SMU". www.smu.edu.
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