The Films of Zora Neale Hurston
Clip: Season 35 Episode 2 | 2m 58s
Interview with filmmaker Tracy Heather Strain about the ethnographic work of Hurston.
Filmmaker Tracy Heather Strain talks about Zora Neale Hurston and her interest in capturing the rural Black folk in her writings and ethnographic work. In multiple trips to the south, Hurston shot 16mm film of rural Black people, culture and customs amassing 85 minutes of footage that she shot and/or directed.
Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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The Films of Zora Neale Hurston
Clip: Season 35 Episode 2 | 2m 58s
Filmmaker Tracy Heather Strain talks about Zora Neale Hurston and her interest in capturing the rural Black folk in her writings and ethnographic work. In multiple trips to the south, Hurston shot 16mm film of rural Black people, culture and customs amassing 85 minutes of footage that she shot and/or directed.
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Chapter 1 | Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
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The influential author and anthropologist whose work reclaimed and honored Black life. (10m 15s)
Teaser | Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space
The influential author and anthropologist whose work reclaimed and honored Black life. (30s)
Zora Neale Hurston, In Her Own Words
A glimpse into the anthropologist’s trailblazing practice, as described by Hurston herself (1m 44s)
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Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.