page_title: Race film
hierarchical_section_title: Race film
caption_attribution_description: English: The Homesteader (1919) is a lost black-and-white silent race film by African American author and filmmaker Oscar Micheaux. This is a newspaper advert for the film.
context_page_description: The race film or race movie was a genre of film produced in the United States between about 1915 and the early 1950s, consisting of films produced for black audiences, featuring black casts.
  In all, approximately five hundred race films were produced. Of these, fewer than one hundred remain. Because race films were produced outside the Hollywood studio system, they were largely forgotten by mainstream film historians until they resurfaced in the 1980s on the BET cable network. In their day, race films were very popular among African American theatergoers. Their influence continues to be felt in cinema and television marketed to African Americans.
  The term "race film" is sometimes used to describe films of the period aimed at other minority audiences. For instance, the 1926 film Silk Bouquet starred the Asian-American actress Anna May Wong and was marketed to Chinese-American audiences.
context_section_description: The race film or race movie was a genre of film produced in the United States between about 1915 and the early 1950s, consisting of films produced for black audiences, featuring black casts.
  In all, approximately five hundred race films were produced. Of these, fewer than one hundred remain. Because race films were produced outside the Hollywood studio system, they were largely forgotten by mainstream film historians until they resurfaced in the 1980s on the BET cable network.  In their day, race films were very popular among African American theatergoers.  Their influence continues to be felt in cinema and television marketed to African Americans.
  The term "race film" is sometimes used to describe films of the period aimed at other minority audiences. For instance, the 1926 film Silk Bouquet (also known as The Dragon Horse) starred the Asian-American actress Anna May Wong and was marketed to Chinese-American audiences.
caption: Ad for The Homesteader (1919) emphasizing its black cast
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