Cara Caddoo
@CaraCaddoo
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Film & Media Historian at Indiana Univ, Bloomington. Tweets are my own. Author of Envisioning Freedom: Cinema & the Building of Modern Black Life (HUP 2014)
Bloomington, IN
Joined December 2012
Here it is! The earliest surviving footage from a Black produced film in American history, released 106 years ago on October 16, 1916.
Most silent-era film productions have been lost to time & hardly *any* material shot by Black filmmakers pre-1920 has survived. But recently, the earliest known footage produced by a Black film company was found, hiding in plain sight, in our collections.
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Disgusting Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Based Admissions at Harvard and U.N.C.
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A few months ago, I was able to speak with Jacqueline Stewart, Director of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, about the actor Noble Johnson. Ep. 2: Typecasting and the Studio System: The Case of Noble Johnson is now out! You can listen to it here:
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This piece by Olga Rodríguez-Ulloa is one the best things I’ve read for a while. Sadistic Chola Manifesto - Journal #137
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RT @crres_iub: Looking for #FirstFriday events in Bloomington? Stop by the Cook Center June 2, 5-8pm for your last chance to catch Ghosted,…
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Ghosted: Black Indianapolis Film History, an immersive, experimental video installation on June 2, from 5-8pm! 750 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47405
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RT @ZoAndBehold: My statement on the Montana GOP's undemocratic decision to ban me from debate on the House floor: Today I stood unwaverin…
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@colinburnett100 I almost missed my flight too but stumbled on the A-bridge security line, which was abt a 20min wait
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RT @CountessCanuck: Pls donate. If you can't, help spread the word. This is one way we can help support the student who was the target of a…
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RT @The_OAH: The OAH Executive Committee firmly denounces Florida's Department of Education's decision to reject AP African American Studie…
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