Paris Noir: African Americans in the City of Light is the most comprehensive and compelling documentary existing on the remarkable migration of pioneering African Americans
to France and the impact both cultures had on each other.
Weaving stories and themes from World War I, the Jazz Age of the 1920s up to the German occupation of WWII, Paris Noir is thought-provoking storytelling that resonates in today's social and political climate.
More than a historical documentary, Paris Noir reveals the beginning of worldwide assertion of African American culture.
- Year2017
- Runtime60 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJoanne Burke
- FilmmakerJoanne Burke
- CastJosephine Baker, Langston Hughes, Claude McKay
Paris Noir: African Americans in the City of Light is the most comprehensive and compelling documentary existing on the remarkable migration of pioneering African Americans
to France and the impact both cultures had on each other.
Weaving stories and themes from World War I, the Jazz Age of the 1920s up to the German occupation of WWII, Paris Noir is thought-provoking storytelling that resonates in today's social and political climate.
More than a historical documentary, Paris Noir reveals the beginning of worldwide assertion of African American culture.
- Year2017
- Runtime60 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJoanne Burke
- FilmmakerJoanne Burke
- CastJosephine Baker, Langston Hughes, Claude McKay