Myth of a Colorblind France

Summary: For more than a century, Black artists have traveled to Paris to liberate themselves from the racism of the United States. What made these artistic innovators choose France? And is France truly colorblind? Myth of a Colorblind France explores these questions by looking at the lives and careers of renowned African Americans who emigrated to Paris, including Josephine Baker, James Baldwin, Richard Wright, Beauford Delaney, Augusta Savage, Lois Mailou Jones, and Henry Ossawa Tanner.

DETAILS:

Runtime:

86 minutes

Genres:

Documentary

Country:

US

Language:

English

Director :

Alan Govenar

Writers :

Alan Govenar

Jason Johnson-Spinos

Akin Babatunde

Principal Cast :

Barbara Chase-Riboud

Ben The Glorious Bastard

Chansse Evans

Chaz Guest

Francis Hofstein

Geneviève Fabre

James Emanuel

Michel Fabre

Thomas Allen Harris

Cast

Dan Morgenstern

Gregory Masurovsky

Jake Lamar

Joseph Langley

Paul Oliver

Myth Of A Colorblind France