United States / Apr 07, 1935
Harlem Sketches (1935)
Directed by Leslie Bain
16minruntime
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Plot
Bearing witness to the wretched living conditions of Harlem’s black population during the Great Depression, this short film was shot in the same year as the first race riot in that neighbourhood, now regarded as a distant ancestor of the “Black Lives Matter” movement.
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Harlem Sketches |
| Original language | EN |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Vanguard Films, Film and Photograph League |
| Release date | 7 aprile 1935 |
| Assistant directors | Leslie Bain |
| Music | George Antheil |
| Sound | George Antheil |
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