The Czar of Black Hollywood is a 2014 documentary film by Bayer Mack that chronicles the early life and career of African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux (1884-1951). Mack conceived of and produced the film about Micheaux using Library of Congress archived footage, photos, illustrations and vintage music. The documentary, which is the first devoted exclusively to Oscar Micheaux’s life, is narrated by William Bell, features an original score by Nicholas Jones and art direction by Julie Anderson.
Synopsis
Oscar Micheaux was America’s preeminent black filmmaker for three decades, having directed or produced 22 silent movies and 15 talking pictures. The Czar of Black Hollywood chronicles the real life experiences that inspired Micheaux’s films, including the production of the first feature-length film, The Homesteader (1919), and sound motion picture, The Exile (1931), by an African-American.
Cast
Oscar Micheaux: Himself (archive footage)
William Bell: Narrator
Nicholas Jones: Oscar Micheaux (voice)
M. Ayodele Heath: Claude McKay (voice)
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